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When I was newly pregnant with my daughter, I thought of myself as the hired hand, her temporary guardian.

The day my mother died I was performing the part of Juliet in my freshman English class. I was wearing a plaid shirt I’d taken from my grandfather, which I had ruined by washing with a piece of gum in the pocket. I kept wearing it anyway, probably because my mother wasn’t there to tell me not to, just as she had not been there to wash it properly in the first place, just as she was not there to see me as Juliet. Looking up from my book I saw a face in the oblong window of the classroom door and recognized my neighbor, Sammy. There was only one reason for Sammy to be there.

Thomas gets so overwhelmed by Jesus’ presence that he ends up shelving the autopsy.

It’s Easter. Step into the future.

How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?

As he washes Peter’s feet, Jesus is thinking about Judas.