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The Scandal of the Cross
Read: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. (v. 27)
Brian Keepers March 29, 2026
Read: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. (v. 27)
Read: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (v.
Read: Romans 5:6-11 God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us. (v. 8 NRSV) Isaac Watts, heralded as the father of
Easter is celebrated in many different ways around the world, shaped by culture, community, and tradition. What remains the same is the shared hope at the center of it all: Christ is risen.
Read: John 20:1-18 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” (v. 16) In John’s Gospel, Mary sees but cannot see. Mary is stuck in darkness until Jesus opens her eyes to see the
Read: John 19:38-42 . . . a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. (v. 39) Jesus’s burial was performed by two men, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Both were
Read: John 19:28-30 He said, “It is finished.” (v. 30) At the culmination of the gospel story are Jesus’s words “It is finished.” And then death, and three days later, resurrection.
Read: Mark 15:33-39 The curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. (v. 38) During the Covid-19 pandemic, as an American living in Canada, I could not
Read: John 19:16-25 . . . The Place of the Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. (v. 17) Sometimes, where something takes places matters. Sand from the beaches of Normandy means something