Palm Sunday can feel a little disorienting. One minute, we’re waving branches and shouting “Hosanna!” and the next, we’re turned […]
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“The disciples brought donkey to Jesus and threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went
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For many families, attending church on a weeknight is challenging, to say the least. School, sports, lessons, orthodontist appointments –
Jesus replies, “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the very stones will cry out.”
On Palm Sunday we hear about a tragedy that unfolds at the hands of tyrants and a destructive empire.
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For years, when I thought of Palm Sunday, I envisioned Jesus riding into Jerusalem with fanfare, celebration, and glory.
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For the second year in a row, we’ll not be at church on Palm Sunday, and I won’t be in charge of the donkey.
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The idea came to me when I was gathering up the stubs of taper candles that we used for our Easter Vigil.
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I live in Austin, Texas, where, along with much of the country, I expect to remain under a “Shelter in Place” order during Palm Sunday. What a strange contradiction on a Sunday in which we would ordinarily march around the streets of the church, waving palm branches, and loudly singing, “Hosanna in the highest!”
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