[The following Good Friday meditation is extracted and slightly adapted from my book Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Confessions of a Liberal Charismatic.]
Historically, the shame was in worshipping a convicted and executed criminal, calling him God and following his teachings. Very few people doubt that Jesus died, and that he was executed by the barbaric method of crucifixion. Raised from the dead, alive today
[...] with signs and wonders and various powerful deeds,The signs and wonders that followed the apostles confirm the message. But more importantly the gospel transforms lives. I’m writing this on the Saturday of Easter weekend, and so the cross’s transforming power is in my mind. The transforming power of the cross is demonstrated in its own transformation. (See my Good Friday meditation on Threads from Henry’s Web, Transforming the Cross.) [...]