"Let us be careful not to put the cross at the heart of our faith, but the Saviour…. for Christians over the years have made an idol of the cross, revering that object rather than the Saviour who was crucified on it. Contrary to our well-intentioned but misguided beliefs, the cross is not at the heart of Christianity - the Saviour is. The necessary sacrifice of blood and flesh belongs to other idolatries – such as in our day and age, the idolatry of nationalism – Jesus stands for only life, abundant life, eternal life."
– from my talk today, Jesus the serpent: healing in a difficult place.
