Tag: crucifixion
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Rethinking Graphic Easter Sermons
Why do so many Easter sermons, pageants, and films linger over the gore of the crucifixion when the Gospels themselves are so restrained? The cross was undeniably brutal. But the Evangelists seem far more interested in its meaning than in its mechanics.
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Day 316: Two that Got it Right (Mark 15:39)
“And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’” — Mark 15:39 Through the Bible: Matthew 27, Mark 15 No one likes feeling like an outsider. Maybe you remember the first time you showed up as an…
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Day 265: Grace that Draws Us Near (Zechariah 12:10)
Day 265 — Zechariah 12:10: God pours out a spirit of grace so even those who pierced him might mourn and repent. All of this is grace. Read more.