This Good Friday, we remember Jesus’ death on the cross. We remember how he was betrayed by one of his own disciples, how he was arrested, beaten, and mocked by soldiers, and how he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. We remember how he carried his own cross to Golgotha, where he was nailed to […]
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Maundy Thursday Reflection 2023
This Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus’ last meal with his disciples before his death. We remember how he took bread and wine, blessed them, and gave them to his disciples saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” We remember how he washed his disciples’ feet, showing us that […]
Good Friday: Is There Good News In The Cross For The LGBT+?
Is there any good news in the cross of Jesus Christ for the LGBTQIA+ individuals, when in truth, the death of Jesus on the cross has been used to oppress us? Rev Joseph Tiu San Jose of Open Table MCC has insights on what it means to be an LGBTQIA+ Christian this Holy Week. […]
Christ Among The Living – Easter 2019
Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches for Easter Sunday. Reading On the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find […]
Life and Death Transformed on the Cross
By Pastor Joseph San Jose Jesus, seeing that everything had been completed so that the Scripture record might also be complete, then said, “I’m thirsty.” A jug of sour wine was standing by. Someone put a sponge soaked with the wine on a javelin and lifted it to his mouth. After he took the wine, […]