An old man saws through his right ankle. A smooth-skinned boy lies to his father's face. Fetid tombs, harsh slavery, fatal choking . . . these images come right from the words of Jesus! They are word pictures Jesus asks us to imagine. But why? Why did Jesus paint such vivid pictures when he talked about sin? And why did he make them so sobering--and downright gory at times? In The Smell of Sin, Don Everts seriously tackles these stark images, coming face to face with Jesus' clear, graphic theology of sin. It's a view of sin that might make you uncomfortable. But a collision with this hard truth may be just what you need.
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| March 21st - 10:30am - Union Kiva Room |
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Through Rose-Colored Glasses |
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The concept of sin is forgotten in our culture. It is a myth. It is an adventure. It isn’t nearly as serious as the religious folk seem to think. There is a huge discrepancy between how we view sin and what Jesus taught. And if sin really is a simple disobeying of the rules, Jesus’ passionate and vivid parables about sin are worthless. |
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| March 28th - 10:30am - Union Kiva Room |
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Uncovering the Real Smell (Palm Sunday) |
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Jesus was intentional when He talked about sin, and He quite often mentioned sin with forgiveness. The parables give us a clear view of how Jesus perceives sin, and in digging into the original cultural context, we can find parallels to what they might look like in our society. When we sin, we aren’t just breaking the rules—we’re insulting and betraying our Father. |
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| April 1st - 9pm - AZ State Museum Lawn (Rain site: Tim & Rachael's Apt) |
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Light and Silence (Maundy Thursday) |
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Join us for a candlelit service that reflects the Last Supper and the struggle in Gethsemane. |
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| April 2nd - 7pm - Highland Green (Rain site: Union Kiva Room) |
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The Final Walk (Good Friday) |
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Join us as we explore the stations of the cross through a variety of art mediums.
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| April 4th - 10:30am - Union Kiva Room |
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Clearing the Air (Easter Sunday) |
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Jesus told us He is the way, the truth, and the life. To sin is to commit spiritual suicide. True understanding of sin should break our hearts and turn us towards God, who freely offers us grace and forgiveness. Our sin is real, and we are guilty. But it is Jesus who took the fall, and it is because of that we worship Him. |
