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The Road to Pankshin
“That entire village over there was attacked, homes were burned,” said the Rev. Canon Panshak Panbish as we drove the road from Jos to Pankshin in Plateau state, Nigeria. He said it the way you might point out an interesting building or a turnoff you’d missed. Just another fact of…
He Is Lovelier Still: A Homily for Good Friday
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” – John…
Our God Draws Close in Love: A Homily for Maundy Thursday
Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the…
Two Ways, One Master: A Homily for Holy Wednesday
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought an opportunity to betray him. – Matthew…
Walk in the (Unflattering) Light: A Homily for Holy Tuesday
And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone…
Appointed to Die Twice: A Homily for Holy Monday
When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, because on account of him…