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His trial reeked of injustice. His own disciple sold him out for a few pieces of silver, betrayed him with a kiss… and hung himself.

As he was arrested, one of his closest friends disregarded all his teaching on love – pulled out a knife – and cut a guy’s ear off. (Jesus called him out… and healed the other guy). A lot of the stuff that happened that first holy week was pretty unholy.

Once arrested, he was passed back and forth between politicians and bureaucrats. There was Caiaphas the priest, the Sanhedrin council, Pontius Pilate, the crowd – everyone seemed to want him dead, but no one wanted blood on their hands. Even Pilate washed his clean.

They had all kinds of accusations… Insurrection. Inciting a riot. Conspiracy. Terrorism (plotting to destroy the temple). Blasphemy.
But all he did was love. And heal. And give people hope.

An Easter reflection from Shane Claiborne

Josh Hinton explains why this 2018 album has a vital message for Christians in 2025

Peace are a great band. Their first two albums sound-tracked my final year at uni, and when I saw them live it was so boisterous I nearly lost my shirt. But for some reason their third album left me cold, and I moved on to other obsessions.

Until last week. Standing on a station platform in the morning drizzle, I absently pressed play on 'Kindness is the New Rock and Roll', and the tunes hit me like an Avanti West Coast express. Try it for yourself.

This article is from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity section on Connecting with Culture