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Palm Sunday

Lenten Reflections: Examining our Allegiance

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This is the sixth in a series of weekly reflections through the season of Lent, written by Bobby Gross, who contributed the reflections for this past Advent Season.  The  first  appeared on Ash Wednesday. You can browse the  second,  third,  fourth, and fifth reflections by following the links. Palm Sunday ushered us into this Holy Week. The account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, as told in Luke 19 (this year's lectionary gospel reading), thrums with political dynamics. With some combination of canny anticipation … [Read more...] about Lenten Reflections: Examining our Allegiance

Palm Sunday’s Short-Lived Praise (Scholar’s Compass)

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Thank-you to Amy Davis  Abdallah for joining the Emerging Scholars Network's blogging team by sharing a pair of  2018 Lenten devotionals, beginning with last Sunday's challenging  Do I Really Need a Sabbath? (Scholar's Compass). Follow this link  to explore ESN's Lenten devotionals. To God be the glory! ~ Tom Grosh IV, Assoc. Dir., ESN … [Read more...] about Palm Sunday’s Short-Lived Praise (Scholar’s Compass)

The Perfection of our Praise: Reclaiming our Inner Folly on Palm Sunday (Scholar’s Compass)

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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)