What if Jesus’ cross really is a healing burden? John tells us, in the gospel read at the liturgy for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, that God did not send the Son to judge the world — krino, in Greek.

Five stubborn misconceptions about Jesus and the cross. By Robin Jensen. Updated April 16, 2017 — 9.21am first published at 9.20am. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

If Jesus suffered and died on this day, then why is it called “Good” Friday? On one level, the answer is about the meaning of words. The term “Good” as applied to Good Friday is an Old ...

The sayings of Jesus on the cross end where they began, with one word: “Father.” With the last breath that he can draw, Jesus wants to say his favourite word.

Gracelia Romero, portraying Mary, grieves over Freddie Gonzalez, portraying Jesus, after he was crucified during a Stations of the Cross hike in Baker Canyon in Silverado on Friday, Mar 30, 2018.

The slowness to depict Jesus on a cross was not about a general sensibility to the visual arts, although they do seem to have been very selective in what they did portray.

The annual “Way of the Cross” procession on Oxmoor Road in Homewood on Good Friday afternoon drew more than 200 believers who meditated on the suffering and death of Jesus of Nazareth.