Musings for Maundy Thursday: In Jesus’ time, banquets were commonly structured on the form of Greco-Roman banquets, though did not necessarily include the debauchery. Upon arriving at a banquet, guests would be offered a bowl of water to wash their hands and a servant would wash the guest’s feet. Tonight’s first portion of the reading... Continue Reading →
Come to the Table
Earlier this year I wrote a piece reflecting on my first semester of seminary and at one point I mentioned about the unexpected “church crisis”. In part the result of the sudden concentration of church history, biblical studies, and theology, a disconnect started emerging for me. The disconnect centers on the tension between the church... Continue Reading →