Bible Text: John 12:12-26
On this Palm Sunday, Paul looks to John's account of the triumphal entry to consider the nature of Jesus' kingship. Reading this text in the context of "strong-man" politics, which is often characterised by populism, polarisation, and post-truth, Paul considers how Christ's Kingship is radically different and asks what this might mean for those of us who seek to follow this counter-cultural King...
References:
Moisés Naím, The Revenge of Power: How Autocrats Are Reinventing Politics for the 21st Century
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship