A Corporate Burden

Mieczyslaw Malinski writes: "It's easiest to see the cross on Jesus's shoulders. It's a bit harder with our neighbor's cross. Most ...

"Cross"--Or sin?

There are many queer ideas about cross bearing. I recall a man once saying to me, "I have a fierce temper, but I suppose that is my cross!" ...

The Cost of a Cross

Clarence Jordan, author of the "Cotton Patch" New Testament translation and founder of the interracial Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia, was ...

How Splendid the Cross

How splendid the cross of Christ!

It brings life, not death;

light, not darkness;

Paradise, not its loss.

It is the wood on which

the Lord, like a great warrior,

Commanding Attention

It may take a crucified church to bring a crucified Christ before the eyes of the world.

Bearing a Cross Cheerfully

If thou bear the cross cheerfully, it will bear thee.

A Different Path to Freedom

If we or the world could be saved through human kindness or clear thinking, Jesus either would have formed a sensitivity group and urged us to share our ...

Being Offensive for Christ

We don't want to be personally or institutionally offensive, but we cannot buffer the offense of the cross.

Jesus' Unique Success

At the end of the life of Jesus, he cried out from the cross, "It is finished." So it must have been a success. But by human standards, his ...

Life Through Death

The cross is rough and it is deadly, but it is effective.