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April 3, 2013

Original post at http://newmethofesto.com/2013/04/03/what-altholyweek-teaches-us/

Holy Week is supposed to be a painful time for followers of Jesus. However, I worry that it is painful for the wrong reasons. For many Christians, the suffering and death of Jesus is simply understood as a sacrificial act on our behalf. Jesus, though without sin himself, had to die on a cross so […]

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Mar 31 2013

The New MethoFesto: Jesus. Alone.

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March 31, 2013

Original post at http://newmethofesto.com/2013/03/31/jesus-alone/

Today, I conclude my alternative Holy Week story. This creative writing exercise has profoundly impacted me. As I reflected on the Biblical story of Jesus, the radical, nonviolent nature of the Son of Man hit me in a powerful way. Tomorrow, I plan to blog about my conclusions as to what it means that Jesus […]

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Mar 30 2013

The New MethoFesto: A Cross for the Charlatan Formerly Known as the King of the Jews

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March 30, 2013

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The following is the sixth of a series of posts which offer an alternative view of Holy Week. A warning: this is just a wacky exercise of creative writing that asks the question, “What if it had all happened like this?” Chapter 6 Chuck spent most of the next morning busily chopping wood, measuring planks and assembling […]

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Mar 29 2013

The New MethoFesto: Judas’ Last Supper

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March 29, 2013

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The following is the fifth of a series of posts which offer an alternative view of Holy Week. A warning: this is just a wacky exercise of creative writing that asks the question, “What if it had all happened like this?” Chapter 5 Golda scurried around the kitchen, moving pots and sipping spoons. She […]

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Mar 28 2013

The New MethoFesto: Spy Wednesday

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March 28, 2013

Original post at http://newmethofesto.com/2013/03/28/spy-wednesday/

The following is the fourth of a series of posts which offer an alternative view of Holy Week. A warning: this is just a wacky exercise of creative writing that asks the question, “What if it had all happened like this?” Chapter 4 Deep underground in a dank cell sat a poor substitute for a […]

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Mar 28 2013

The New MethoFesto: Jesus was Innocent

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March 28, 2013

Original post at http://newmethofesto.com/2013/03/28/jesus-was-innocent/

Of all weeks, this is the week that followers of Jesus ought to be thinking seriously about justice. This is not the time to be absorbed with private, sentimental thoughts of lilies and butterflies, or even of a peaceful life after death. Our faith evolved out of a profound injustice that was perpetrated on an […]