Easter
A Hymn to Easter ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Hymns are a major source of our imaginative conception of the Christian faith. A good hymn focuses…
A Sonnet for Easter Dawn ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The Lord is Risen! He is risen indeed Alleluia! Heres is an extra ‘fifteenth’ sonnet for Easter…
The Harrowing of Hell ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Christ descended into hell to deliver His loved ones from their exile. He came to reward those who,…
The First 12 Stations of the Cross ~ The Imaginative…
The Stations of the Cross, which form the core of my book Sounding the Seasons, are intended to be…
From Passover to the Garden of Gethsemane ~ The…
I went with Peter to make the arrangements for the Passover supper. When we arrived in Jerusalem,…
Maundy Thursday ~ The Imaginative Conservative
So many gospel themes find their focus on Maundy Thursday, so many threads of connection flowing to…
Holy Week, Wednesday The Anointing at Bethany ~ The…
The Gospel of John (John 12 1-8) tells us of how Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus. I love this intense…
Cleansing the Temple ~ The Imaginative Conservative
When Solomon dedicated the Temple he rightly declared that not even the Heaven of Heavens could…
Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem ~ The Imaginative…
This strange Holy Week has begun in tears: tears of frustration, tears of lament, and for so many…
Classical Music for Holy Week & Easter ~ The…
Though Handel’s “Messiah” rightly reigns supreme as the king of music for Easter, there are many…
