The theme of our Lenten messages this year is "Why Crucify the Just King?" We have chosen to use paintings of the crucifixion that portray different perspectives from artists around the world. These are the artists in order of appearance:

1. Stained glass window given to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, by the people of Wales in response to the historic terror-bombing that became a major turning point in the civil rights movement. Four young black girls were killed on that Sunday morning.

2. Painted by Romare Beardon, a social worker in New York City. He enlisted in the Army and served in Europe during WWII from 1942-45 and painted many scenes of the crucifixion over a decade.

3. This is an African-American art print by Tim Ashkar featuring a Black Jesus Christ being removed from the cross after his crucifixion.