New book started!

Today we start a book I've been meaning to read for about ten years now. I was going to start it on Ash Wednesday, but finally started late last week. It's a thick book, and will probably take a few months to get through, but I think it will be worth it. The book? Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion. Here's the first excerpt:

The Christian faith is empty at its heart if congregations habitually skip over Good Friday as if it had not occurred.—Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion, xvii