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, the Second Sunday of Lent here, and the third 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 15:21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of … [Read more...] about Fourth Sunday of Lent: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross
Lent 2017
Third Sunday of Lent: Jesus is Judged by Pilate
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