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Celebration, Part 2 – What’s So Good about Good Friday?

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

A haunting reflection on Good Friday from the crowd’s perspective, “Celebration, Part 2” explores the dark irony of humanity celebrating the crucifixion of the very One who came to save us. It parallels Palm Sunday’s praise with mocking rejection, challenging us to consider how easily we can turn from truth when it doesn’t meet our expectations. Continue reading →

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Celebration, Part 1 – Triumphal Entry

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Part 1 of a poetic Holy Week trilogy. On Palm Sunday, the crowd cries “Hosanna!”—but do they truly know the One they’re welcoming? A celebration tinged with irony, written from the tension between praise and misunderstanding. Continue reading →

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Going Anyway

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Today is Palm Sunday, the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem with adoring citizens celebrating His arrival with joyous shouts of “Hosanna” and “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” They waved palm branches and laid their … Continue reading →

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Holy Week Starts with a Celebration

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

This first day of Holy Week is called Palm Sunday because the people of Jerusalem were so excited about Jesus’s arrival that they waved palm branches to celebrate the arrival of their King. “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they … Continue reading →

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Hosanna! God Save Me from Myself

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

Palm Sunday And so the journey To the cross begins with A choice: You climb not on a War horse, but an Animal of peace. But really? A donkey? This isn’t What I expected. A god made in my image … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget: He Did This for You…and Me

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Writing & Photography by David K. Carpenter

As we head into Holy Week, we start off with the massive celebration commonly referred to as Palm Sunday. Getting caught up in the festivities, we might be tempted to think that Jesus could have enjoyed this moment of notoriety. … Continue reading →

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