Zack wrestles with how to understand the so-called cry of dereliction and, more broadly, the cross.

Simon of Cyrene helped carry Jesus' cross: Zack reflects on our also carrying crosses.

What turns a crowd into a mob and how does this affect our daily life? Why is Pontius Pilate mentioned in the Apostles' Creed? Zack explores both questions.

When a biblical story is not your story but the story of your people.

Reflecting on the slave whose ear was cut off, Zack makes a case for Christian pacifism.

Jesus in Gethsemane: Musing on four strange features of the story leads Zack to four observations.

How deep is God's forgiveness? Drawing upon a real historical situation from the third century A.D. and on the story of Peter's threefold denial, Zack attempts an answer.

Why did Judas betray Jesus? The question is surprisingly difficult to answer -- but some informed speculation can help illuminate some very important dynamics for Christian faith.

In this Epiphany sermon, Zack contrast two ways of Christ "illuminating" the world -- and argues that God often works in mustard-seed ways.

Why does the Christmas story include this horrible story of infants being slaughtered? Zack attempts to answer that question and, in doing so, explores the implications of our need for systematizing our faith.