by jakeowensby | Mar 31, 2023 | Matthew 26:14- 27:66, Palm Sunday A
The Roman Empire celebrated its military victories with a parade called a Triumph. The commanding general entered the city and rolled through its streets in a four-horse chariot. His troops, his soon-to-be-enslaved captives, and the spoils of war trailed behind him....
by jakeowensby | Apr 8, 2022 | Luke 23:1-49
Nobody said that love is safe or easy. Love, genuine love, is risky and sometimes painful. Honestly, it’s hard work. We were born to love. God made us that way. Love, you see, is how we connect with God and how we become our true selves. In a way, that boils...
by jakeowensby | Mar 26, 2021 | Mark 14:1-15:47
Suffering happens. It happens to the good and the bad, the clever and the clueless, the rich and the poor, the devout and the profane. Despite all our best efforts, we fall and we fail. Pain, loss, and eventually death will visit each of us. To riff on the writer of...
by jakeowensby | Mar 5, 2021 | 1 Corinthians 1:18
Here’s the thing about life. We just get one of them. No one that I know wants to look back on their life and say, “I was just going through the motions. I wasted my life.” On the contrary, people want to lead a life that’s worth living. In her oft-cited poem “The...
by jakeowensby | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
On Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ death on a cross. Today’s meditation reflects on what it means to take up our cross and follow Jesus. As promised, the rest of my Holy Week Meditations follow. Here’s “Being a Jesus-Friend” for Maundy Thursday: “Suffering Redeemed”...
