The Cross and Power.
The cross is precious to Christians, the centre of our salvation, the place of God’s forgiveness and grace to us, the place where human sin does its worst and loses, the measure of God’s love and the…
Easter politics book
4 pieces filed under Easter politics book.
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6. Peace and weeping over Jerusalem.
We need to hear the social dynamics of the Gospels. Here they are astonishing. Jesus is surrounded by personal adulation. Normal people milk the crowds, enjoy the popularity, become slightly smug or…
The King Enters Jerusalem – the Political Choreography.
The churchy view of this event often does not quite get there. There are palm crosses mixing messages, because the palms were adulation and the cross was suffering, and there is the King but not a…
Chapter One: He has the Paperwork
King of the Jews That Easter was political can’t really be in doubt. Titles define politics – President, Shah, Prime Minister, Chancellor, Minister, Czar, Ayatollah. The terms in Jesus, time were…