Atonement

Advent is not a call to prepare to engage in a transaction with God.

On this day in the year 1093, Anselm was consecrated as the archbishop of Canterbury.

Our forefathers dedicated Holy Cross Day to jolt the Church into remembrance that Christianity is not principally about ethics.

We don’t just need someone to bear our guilt and die for us. We also need someone to defeat all of the forces of sin and darkness and anxiety and depression that overwhelm us.

He will plead guilty on our behalf, and suffer the death sentence in our place.