During Lent, ESN writer and InterVarsity graduate/faculty staff member Jamie Noyd shares her reflections. She invites us to meditate with her on six of the stations of the cross on which Christians have reflected over the centuries. See the post for the first Sunday of Lent here and the Second Sunday of Lent here. You can explore Jamie's other work for ESN, on the book of Ruth and the idea of pilgrimage, here. Mark 15:1-5, 15 (RSV) Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers … [Read more...] about Third Sunday of Lent: Jesus is Judged by Pilate
Second Sunday of Lent: Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested
Mark 14:41-46 (RSV) And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough; the hour has come. The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.” And immediately, even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders. The traitor, Judas, had … [Read more...] about Second Sunday of Lent: Jesus, Betrayed by Judas, is Arrested
First Sunday of Lent: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
First Sunday of Lent: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane Mark 14:32-40 (RSV) And they went to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, “Abba, Father, all things … [Read more...] about First Sunday of Lent: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
Pilgrimage: Life of a Pilgrim on Campus (Scholar’s Compass)
So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription,‘To the unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage: Life of a Pilgrim on Campus (Scholar’s Compass)
Pilgrimage: Communitas in the Academy (Scholar’s Compass)
He declared to Arioch, the king's captain, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel. And Daniel went in and requested the king to appoint him a time, that he might show the interpretation to the king.Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, and told them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not be destroyed with the rest of the wise men of … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage: Communitas in the Academy (Scholar’s Compass)