Psalm 51:1-3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is every before me.
Reading Assignment: Chapter Three Evil and injustice bank of people standing by and doing nothing, whether out of fear or convenience. It’s amazing what our conscience can accept when we don’t have to look directly at the abuse. But Jesus calls us to live differently, to confront injustice and stand up for the things Jesus cares […]
Reading Assignment: Chapter Two The idea that Jesus was in anguish, pleading with God, is unsettling to many Christians. For some, the scene evokes great compassion. For others, the image of Jesus asking God to take the cup of suffering from him and his seeming anxiety over the Crucifixion seems to lack nobility and courage. For […]
Reading Assignment: Introduction and Chapter One Imagine you are one of Jesus’ disciples, reclining around a low table – a fisherman, perhaps one of the son of Zebedee. You have been following Jesus for some time now, and often you have not been certain of what he was doing or why he was doing it. But […]