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Crossroads | Episode 5: Into Darkness

April 2, 2023 • Jason Ewart

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When Jesus was crucified, the earth descended into darkness in the middle of the day. That’s because the Son of God himself, the world’s creator, was descending into darkness on the cross. God is light, but Jesus was cut off from God, entering the darkness to give us access to God.

Crossroads Part 4: “When the Innocent is Condemned”

March 19, 2023 • Sean O'Connell

Over the past ten years, there has been a swell of interest in podcasts, tv series, and investigative journalism on the topic of wrongful convictions. There's something that deeply bothers us when we discover that justice has been falsely served. Before Jesus died on the cross, he appeared before a Roman Court. There was no real evidence, there was no attorney with exhibit A or a last-minute witness to take the stand. Still, there was one opportunity for true justice to be served, one last chance to right this wrong, but it didn't happen, and a murderer was set free.

Crossroads Part 3: Garden Grapple

March 19, 2023 • Zach Thwaits

Have you ever seen a side of your hero that surprised you? Peter did. Right after Peter told Jesus that he would never leave him, Jesus took him to a garden. Jesus broke down, filled with extreme grief as he knew his time had come to bear all the sins of the world. And how did Peter react? He fell asleep. When Peter woke up, he continued to do things his way stumbling as he went forward. The garden revealed the difference between having faith in yourself and having faith in God. What’s remarkable is that it didn’t change Jesus’ love for Peter. Jesus saw it as an opportunity for transformation. When we are confronted with the depth of our sin, we have the opportunity to experience the power of God’s grace.

Crossroads Part 2: Bad Math

March 12, 2023 • Michael Wright

We all want to belong, somewhere. It’s human nature. Often, we think of finding a place to belong as just us fitting in with the crowd. If all we’re doing is compromising to fit in, how do we find where we can fully and truly belong? Our next story in Mark takes a look at one woman who takes a path nobody else wants her to take. We’ll see what she did and what Jesus says about what it means to fully belong instead of simply fitting in