Watch With Me
By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept.
Mary Oliver’s haunting poem, “Gethsemane,” contrasts the faithfulness of elements of nature to watch with Christ in the Garden ... Read More...
Leading to the Cross, the Tactical Victory of Christ
Mark 13:14-14:72
By Matt Boulter
In the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago in 1962, German theologian Karl Barth was asked by a student to summarize his whole life’s work in a single sentence. ... Read More...
The Melancholy of Gethsemane: Honest Reflections on Priestly Ministry
This is the melancholy of Gethsemane: the realization that the road ahead to God lies through moments of despondency, “accompanied” by people too tired themselves even to stay awake while you cry out in frustration.