It’s Friday, But Sunday’s Comin’

Dateline: Good Friday It is Finished On this Good Friday, we stand in the quiet ache of Jesus’ crucifixion, our hearts pierced by the Gospels’ vivid tableau-His bloodied steps to Golgotha, the cross’s brutal weight, and the tender cry, “It is finished” (John 19:16–30, Matthew 27:32–56, Mark 15:21–41, Luke 23:26–49). Dust clings to the air, heavy with grief, as we fast and pray beneath a splintered cross that holds both sorrow and salvation. Judas Iscariot, with his silver coins and betraying kiss, haunts this sacred day, his story a mirror to our own faltering hearts (Matthew 26:14–50). Yet, woven through Gospel…

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The Last Pub Crawl

I spent so much time in Arlington in the early 90s that I decided to move to Arlington and return to school at UT Arlington. The genesis of my adult life was formed in the back corner table at J.R. Bentley's pub on Friday nights. Some weeks we were down a man and some weeks we were a full complement with all of our semi-regulars and guests joining us for the fun, but almost every week was our regular crew. And what a squad we were. Sometimes in the moment you realize you are playing out a part somewhere between The…

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