Tag Archives: The Passion of Jesus

Pregnant with the truth to come

Posted on August 11, 2017 by dkbonde

On Psalm 69 1 Save me, O God, …..for the waters have come up to my neck. 2 I sink in deep mire, …..where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, …..and the flood sweeps over me. … Continue reading →

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Lamb of God

Posted on April 14, 2017 by dkbonde

A reflection on the death of Jesus, Good Friday, 2017 A liturgical chant from my childhood has been rattling through my mind the last few days: “O Christ, thou lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, … Continue reading →

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The widow’s life

Posted on November 8, 2015 by dkbonde

Jesus has come to Jerusalem, into the viper’s den, and challenged the ruling elite. And, at this consummate point in Mark’s Gospel, when Jesus’ public ministry is over and everything moves towards the cross, we have this text about the religious leaders who take life and the widow who gives her life. Continue reading →

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Once Again

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dkbonde

In the face of each day’s horrors we can only turn again to the promise that the world has its beginning and end in God. This is from a newsletter article for April of 2014 about the services of the … Continue reading →

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