Tag Archives: Good Friday

Pontius Pilate: A Monologue

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

A sermon preached on Good Friday, 29 March 2024, at the Anglican Church of St Thomas, Kefalas, Crete The readings were: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (the Fourth Servant Song); Psalm 22; and John 18:1-19:42 (the Passion according to St John). Centurion: what … Continue reading →

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Start with his Death: Another Advent with Herbert

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, the younger son of a wealthy family that owned much land. As a younger son he had minimal expectation of inheriting any of it so long as his elder brother Richard lived … Continue reading →

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Dying With Us: A Sermon For Good Friday 2020

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

  Struggling With The Theology of Atonement I have been struggling with the cross of Jesus for over thirty years. I have accepted the Resurrection. The radical idea that God did not abandon Jesus, but raised him from the dead, … Continue reading →

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Resources for Good Friday

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

These are resources meant mainly for The Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, on the island of Crete in Greece, but others may find them helpful! Read/Listen In the western Christian tradition (Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and others) the … Continue reading →

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Poor Death: George Herbert’s “Dialogue-Anthem” with Death

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Good Friday Herbert wrote a poem with the title Good Friday, as well as one on The Cross, but the short poem I have chosen for today, although rarely commented on by scholars, will do … Continue reading →

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Lenten Readings: Day 39

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Exiles (Good Friday) Good Friday is a day during which most Christians hear the Passion according to John. In many liturgies they also hear Psalm 22 and Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (the fourth Servant Song), and both played a major part in … Continue reading →

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