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April 2024

Volume 141, Issue #4

Lectionary

April 28, Easter 5B (John 15:1–8; 1 John 4:7–21)

In biblical Greek, the word we translate as “abide” is active rather than passive.

April 21, Easter 4B (Psalm 23; John 10:11–18)

A dead shepherd isn’t helpful to anyone, least of all to the sheep left behind.

April 14, Easter 3B (Luke 24:36b–48)

Why doesn’t Jesus just remind the disciples of a story or an inside joke they shared before he died?

April 7, Easter 2B (John 20:19–31)

Thomas’s experience with the risen Christ is a testament to the possibilities Easter creates.

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