Called and called back (Acts 9:1-20; John 21:1-19)
Jesus still needs Peter—and us.
Jesus still needs Peter—and us.
Jesus, fresh out of his own three-day savasana, breathes on the disciples.
We live between variants; we also live between Advents.
How can we approach hope as we draw near to the cross?
How can these values be lived out in our traditions and in our assemblies?
The biblical landscape is a stony one.
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Six days before the Passover, Jesus attends a dinner at the home of his friends.