490 It Is Finished: Love at the Crossroads of Pain and Purpose (Jn 19)

Friday, April 18: In this deeply emotional episode, John and Mariza walk through John 19, the chapter recounting the brutal crucifixion of Jesus. Mariza opens up about her personal grief after losing her grandmother on Palm Sunday, and how reading this chapter left her dreaming, crying, and wrestling with the cruelty Jesus endured. Together, they explore the raw brutality of crucifixion, the injustice Jesus faced, and the piercing irony of His “coronation” with thorns and mockery. But through the suffering, they also find hope—because Jesus’ death was not just execution, it was fulfillment. “It is finished” wasn’t defeat—it was declaration.Mariza reflects on how Jesus, even in agony, cared for His mother and created a new kind of family at the foot of the cross. John reminds us that the cross, though cruel, is also the place where love, sacrifice, and salvation meet. This episode is a conversation about grief, pain, forgiveness, and the deep, unstoppable love of God that refuses to let us go.It’s Friday. But Sunday is coming.Email me your questions, comments, and suggestions. I'd love to hear from you!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If y'all wanna talk more 'bout this, I'm all ears. Just give me a holler. You can also help by sending me your favorite trivia or dad joke(s) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Or respond below with comments, trivia or jokes.