Death and resurrection sit at the very center of the Christ story. The iconic image of a man on the cross has pierced our collective consciousness for thousands of years. What does it mean? What does it reveal? Did Jesus die for our sin? There seems to be a mystery at the heart of this provocative image. Mystery is not something you can’t understand. Mystery is a bottomless, limitless, and endless knowability. In this series, we will explore the metaphors, images, and ideas the early writers used to communicate meaning for this enigmatic event. We will stand with a long line of people across the ages in contemplating the significance of this Christ story. In doing so, we will be invited ourselves to discover ways in which this image might move us today.
Death and resurrection sit at the very center of the Christ story. The iconic image of a man on the cross has pierced our collective consciousness for thousands of years. What does it mean? What does it reveal? Did Jesus die for our sin? There seems to be a mystery at the heart of this provocative image. Mystery is not something you can’t understand. Mystery is a bottomless, limitless, and endless knowability. In this series, we will explore the metaphors, images, and ideas the early writers used to communicate meaning for this enigmatic event. We will stand with a long line of people across the ages in contemplating the significance of this Christ story. In doing so, we will be invited ourselves to discover ways in which this image might move us today.
Death and resurrection sit at the very center of the Christ story. The iconic image of a man on the cross has pierced our collective consciousness for thousands of years. What does it mean? What does it reveal? Did Jesus die for our sin? There seems to be a mystery at the heart of this provocative image. Mystery is not something you can’t understand. Mystery is a bottomless, limitless, and endless knowability. In this series, we will explore the metaphors, images, and ideas the early writers used to communicate meaning for this enigmatic event. We will stand with a long line of people across the ages in contemplating the significance of this Christ story. In doing so, we will be invited ourselves to discover ways in which this image might move us today.
Rabbi Heschel said, “Awe is a sense for the transcendence, for the reference everywhere to mystery beyond all things.” As children, we have this primal sense of awe built into us. Back then, every moment is filled with anticipation, imagination, and astonishment. Then life happens. We grow up. Bills. Stress. Betrayal. Traffic. We get bored. Our heart hardens. We get cynical. And that unflinching awe ever so gradually grows dormant. In this series, we want to rediscover that awe. By lifting the veil on reality and gazing into absurdity, we will find an invitation to become awestruck. This astonishing phenomenon we call existence is full of magic, mystery, and astonishment. The question is, how aware of it are we?