On Easter Sunday, we want to feel triumphant. Instead we get Mark 16.
Living by the Word
Reflections on the lectionary readings by pastors, preachers, and biblical scholars
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Who were the people who watched Jesus' crucifixion?
When I was a youth pastor, I was familiar with John 13—but the idea of footwashing freaked me out.
Humility isn't a stunt for Jesus—it's a condition of his life.
In the hours before the Passion, the Jesus who was hidden becomes revealed.
The crucified Jesus in John's Gospel is cosmic—and magnetic.
Don't forget to read John 3:17.
Jesus isn't just reforming temple practices.
You've got to feel bad for Peter.
What good is a wilderness experience?
There are two sure things in life: death and sin.
Strange things are happening on this mountain.
Debbie's prayers have not been answered.
Reading about Jesus in Capernaum, I think about a man I met in Tijuana.
Jesus wasn't popular.
