3/1/15
Chris Breslin
Luke 23:38-43
“There is never just one cross on a hill…the whole Christian drama demands the other two crosses.” –Carlyle Marney
“Jesus is not very fastidious about the company he keeps.” -Richard John Neuhaus
“When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost. When I’m feeling most ghost-like, it is your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I’m feeling sad, it’s my consolation. When I’m feeling happy, it’s part of why I feel that way.
If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget, part of who I am will be gone. “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” the good thief said from his cross (Luke 23:42). There are perhaps no more human words in all of Scripture, no prayer we can pray so well.” -Frederick Buechner
“The Bible shows us how this with-God life works…it leads us into a process of transformation; not a matter of religious beliefs and behavior but a dynamic, pulsating life.” –Richard Foster
Kelly Gissendaner article in the NYTimes
Further Lenten Reading
God is on the Cross by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sweet Deliverance: A Lenten Reader ed Chris Breslin
The Death of the Messiah by Raymond Brown
Living the Christian Year by Bobby Gross
Cross-Shattered Christ by Stanley Hauerwas
He Became Like Us: Christ’s Identification with Man by Carlyle Marney
Death on a Friday Afternoon by Richard John Neuhaus
God for Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent & Easter ed Greg Pennoyer
The Seven Sayings of the Saviour on the Cross by Arthur Pink
Abiding (Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2013 Lent Book) by Ben Quash
The Seven Last Words from the Cross by Fleming Rutledge
Listening at Golgotha: Jesus’ Words from the Cross by Peter Storey
Looking Through the Cross (Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2014 Lent Book) by Graham Tomlin
In God’s Hands (Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2015 Lent Book) by Desmond Tutu
Passion and Power (Archbishop of Canterbury’s 2007 Lent Book) by Sam Wells
Thank God it’s Friday by Will Willimon
