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E4: An Unlikely Lent Session 4: Unlikely Companionship

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Rachel Billups discusses Simon of Cyrene, who carried Jesus’s cross, as a model of how showing up for another’s suffering offers vital companionship, love, and comfort.

Speakers:Rachel Billups

Writers:Rachel Billups

Topics:Simon

Source:Abingdon Press

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An Unlikely Lent Session 1: Unlikely Offering

By seeing the Easter story through their eyes, we may discover that the resurrection is not just a past event, but an invitation into something new, unexpected,...

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An Unlikely Lent Session 2: Unlikely Opposition

Rachel Billups considers Peter’s denial of Jesus and the kind of prophetic voices that offer us hard truths as well as grace and restoration.

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An Unlikely Lent Session 3: Unlikely Freedom

Rachel Billups casts Barabbas, the man pardoned by Pilate, as a mirror for our own insecurities and desires and considers how Jesus offers us liberating grace.

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An Unlikely Lent Session 4: Unlikely Companionship

Rachel Billups discusses Simon of Cyrene, who carried Jesus’s cross, as a model of how showing up for another’s suffering offers vital companionship, love, ...

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An Unlikely Lent Session 5: Unlikely Courage

Rachel Billups reflects on the women and beloved disciple who stayed at the cross and how they inspire us to show up for one another, helping build communities ...

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An Unlikely Lent Session 6: Unlikely Allies

Rachel Billups looks at the unlikely allies who tended to Jesus’s body, showing that true faith means showing up when hope seems lost.

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An Unlikely Lent Preview

The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are at the heart of the story of Easter. But the resurrection was not witnessed in isolation; it unfolded before a cro...

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