Sculptor and art professor Theodore Prescott describes a collaborative Lenten project he led for a congregation in the city of Harrisburg, PA. We hope it provides rich reflection for readers as Holy Week begins. The project will also be featured in the forthcoming InterVarsity Press book Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds. I professed faith in Christ in 1970, right as I was completing my M.F.A. in sculpture. I was living in Baltimore, where I studied at the Rinehart School of … [Read more...] about Making the Second City Church Lenten Cross
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The Perfection of our Praise: Reclaiming our Inner Folly on Palm Sunday (Scholar’s Compass)
For this Palm Sunday, ESN author and classical college professor Brandon Spun offers a meditation in the tradition of Erasmus's Praise of Folly or G. K. Chesterton's meditations on the lightheartedness of the saints (See Orthodoxy, "The Eternal Revolution," 5 paragraphs from the end of chapter). May it increase your joy in celebrating Christ our King! Scripture He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” (Luke 19:40, ESV) Reflection Palm Sunday clarifies the purpose of … [Read more...] about The Perfection of our Praise: Reclaiming our Inner Folly on Palm Sunday (Scholar’s Compass)
Fifth Sunday of Lent: Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple
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, the third Sunday of Lent here, and the fourth Sunday of Lent here. You can explore Jamie's other work for ESN, on the book of Ruth and the idea of pilgrimage, here. John 19:25-27 Standing near the … [Read more...] about Fifth Sunday of Lent: Jesus Speaks to His Mother and the Disciple
Fourth Sunday of Lent: Jesus is Helped by Simon the Cyrenian to Carry the Cross
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
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