This spring Holy Cross is embarking upon an exciting journey to put a body, or corpus, on our cross. This process will require lots of work and study on the part of our congregation.
This page will be home for any materials, photos, and other work or announcements being done in connection with this project. We hope you will find it edifying, as we learn more of Christ and Him crucified.
–Pastor Todd Peperkorn
Bible Classes on the Cross and the Body
- Part One: Five Reasons We Need a Body on the Cross [link to YouTube]
- Part Two: The Cross in the Bible [link to YouTube]
- Part Three: The History of the Cross as a Symbol, Part 1 [link to YouTube]
- Part Four: The History of the Cross as a Symbol, Part 2 [link to YouTube]
- Part Five: The History of the Cross as a Symbol, Part 3 [Link to YouTube]
- Part Six: The Crucifix and the Body [Link to YouTube]
- Part Seven: The Crucifix and the Resurrection [Link to YouTube]
- Part Eight: Photos and Wrap-Up [Link to YouTube]
- No Handout for the final session
Links to Other Articles and Materials on the Crucifix
- Initial Letter from Pastor Peperkorn, dated January 30, 2018 [Body of Christ Letter 01-30-2018 PDF]
- Introduction to The Story Bible by Concordia Publishing House [Bible Story Book Introduction on Realism PDF]
- Luther and the Iconoclasts, Article by Rev. Matthew Zickler
- How to Meditate on the Passion, by Martin Luther in PDF
- Second Letter from Pastor Peperkorn, dated February 24, 2018 [Letter to Congregation 2018-02-24 in PDF
- The Cross Alone is Our Theology, by Pastor John-Paul Meyer
- Lutheran Witness 1918 Editorial PDF
- Cranach’s Little Reality Check (link to blog post)
- Body of Christ Letter to Academy Families 2018-03-28
- Flickr album from parishioner Rick Krach on putting up the corpus (link to web page)
Books on the History of the Cross as a Symbol
- The Cross: History, Art, and Controversy, by Robin M. Jensen (on Amazon)
- The Mystery of the Cross: Bringing Ancient Christian Images to Life, by Judith Couchman (on Amazon)
- The Cross: Its History and Symbolism, by George Willard Benson (on Amazon)
Sermon Series on the Body of Christ
- Ash Wednesday 2018 [link to YouTube]
- Lent Midweek Service 1, Genesis 3 [Link to YouTube]
- Lent Midweek Service 2, Genesis 22:1-18 [Link to YouTube]
- Lent Midweek Service 3, Numbers 21:4-9 [Link to YouTube]
- Lent Midweek Service 4, Isaiah 52-53 [Link to YouTube]
- Lent Midweek Service 5, Psalm 22 [Link to YouTube]