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"And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last." (Mark 15:37)

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Good Friday
Part two of The Great Reversal, a CT Classic article

By Virginia Stem Owens|April 20, 2000
Essays
A Crescendo of Wonder
Why Good Friday services are not designed to be funerals for Jesus or exercises in guilt.

John Witvliet|March 31, 2010
Christian History Corner
The Goodness of Good Friday
An unhappy celebration—isn't that an oxymoron?

Chris Armstrong|April 01, 2003

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Interview
Christ Suffered for Our Sins, but He Didn’t Go to Hell for Them
A theologian explores what did (and didn’t) happen on Holy Saturday.

Interview by Brad East|April 09, 2020
Theology
Before Christ Rose, He Was Dead
The truth of Holy Saturday is that God is with us, even in our mortality.

Travis Ryan Pickell|March 13, 2020
Women
Why ‘Being Christian Without the Church’ Fails the Good Friday Test
According to the gospel of John, the cross casts us into community.

Fleming Rutledge|April 19, 2019
Women
Easter Joy Belongs to the Melancholy
The celebration of Christ’s resurrection stands in contrast to Christmas joy.

Elisabeth Rain Kincaid|April 18, 2019
Christ's Confident Resolve
What Jesus' arrest and trial can teach us about facing opposition.

Darrell L. Bock|April 18, 2019
Holy Week
Joy, the Overlooked Aspect of the Cross
Even in the midst of the sorrow, pain, and shame of the cross, Good Friday is still very good.

Geoff Holsclaw|April 17, 2019
Confessing God
The Suffering Servant Only Makes Sense in the Context of the Trinity
The historical Christian doctrine helps us to see the goodness of God in Good Friday.

Derek Rishmawy|March 15, 2019
Theology
Is the Cross Enough?
The truth of the gospel requires telling the whole story.

Kelly M. Kapic|March 15, 2019
Theology
The Incredible Hospitality of Good Friday
Jesus’ death demonstrates God’s love for outsiders, enemies, and strangers.

Krish Kandiah|March 29, 2018
Theology
Is the Wrath of God Really Satisfying?
God’s anger against sin is real on Good Friday, but he doesn’t “turn his face away” from the Cross.

Thomas H. McCall|March 29, 2018

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