Denying Self, Bearing a Cross, and Following Jesus: Unpacking the Imperatives of Mark 8:34

Matthew L. Skinner

Article Type: Texts in Context

Publication Date: 7/1/2003

Issue: Icons of Culture (Vol. 23, No 3, Summer, 2003)

As we journey soon into the new beginnings of post-Labor Day autumn, what will it mean to deny ourselves, take up our crosses, and follow Jesus? More, certainly, than giving up a few things; more than suffering as part of the human condition; more than moving forward on new paths—peering into autumn transitions, we belong to another.

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