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Trygve Johnson

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The Crucifixion

by Trygve Johnson Three weeks ago Friday I am walking from my study at the Kepple House towards Dimnett Chapel. My path moves south along

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Jesus Carrying the Cross

If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save

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The Arrest of Jesus

Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him.” At once he came up to

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Gethsemane

by Trygve Johnson One of the most moving scenes in scripture is Jesus praying in Gethsemane. Otto Dix captures this scene in this dramatic sketch

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Jesus Entering Jerusalem

By: Trygve Johnson One of the lessons I have learned in ministry is the difference between what people want, and what they need. In this

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Jesus Entering Jerusalem

by Trygve Johnson At Hope College, where I serve as Dean of the Chapel, our scripture for the year has been the Gospel of Matthew.

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Exploring the Attic

When I was growing up, my parents would send me away for a week or two in the summer to my grandparents’ house. I looked

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Thick Lives, Thick Theology

The question of this guest-edited issue of Perspectives can be asked in two ways. First, we are asking a broad question: How does Christian theology

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