Lent never fails to challenge me, even when my life is filled with blessings and I’m not in the mental place I’m usually in where I can truly sit in the solemnity of the season. I spent many years there, so perhaps my recent joys are God giving me a little break. For that, I’m… Continue reading Holy Week & Bethlehem, WV
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The Passion’s Surface-Level Treatment of Holy Week
Over the past few months, NBC and Fox have experimented with airing live theater performances. First came The Wiz Live, then Grease, and now The Passion, a copy-paste of the Holy Week story into the 21st century. The Passion narratives in the gospels recount Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem through all the well-known scenes of… Continue reading The Passion’s Surface-Level Treatment of Holy Week