The first cry of Jesus from the cross which we will consider is His cry from Ps 22:1: 'My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?' (Matt 27:46) It is a cry of dereliction, a cry of desolation. Christians traditionally understand this prayer not only as an indication of...

Today is Palm Sunday and as we enter the final week of Jesus's life and focus on His death and ultimately on His resurrection, we are aware that we are entering a mystery we can never fully comprehend. The fact that Jesus chose to suffer and die for the sins of the...

The message Paul preached was based on the centrality of the cross: 'we preach Christ crucified... to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.’ (1 Cor 1:23-24) Later he says 'I resolved to know nothing while I was...