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April 9, Easter Day (John 20:1-18)
In recent years, I’ve become somewhat of an Easter Grinch.
Jesus, fresh out of his own three-day savasana, breathes on the disciples.
April 24, Easter 2C (Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31
Thomas might be the patron saint of a secular age.
April 17, Easter Day C (John 20:1-18)
Mary has no hand to clutch or shoulder to lean on.
December 19, Advent 4C (Luke 1:39-45, 46-55)
It’s hard to believe in an enchanted world.
April 11, Easter 2B (Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31)
Thomas gets so overwhelmed by Jesus’ presence that he ends up shelving the autopsy.
Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again
Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.
a conversation between Richard Lischer and William H. Willimon
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
This Sunday is one where some re-education and re-framing might be helpful.
Why do we prefer faded scars to open wounds?
Maybe Christianity’s best appeal is its courage in the face of all that wounds, rips, and ravages.
by Debie Thomas
There's more than one way to taste and see the goodness of God.
January 19, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29–42)
What do we do when we read a story where the ending is already known?
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away
by Shelly Rambo
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away
by Shelly Rambo
Candida Moss asks what bodily resurrection means
How early Christians thought about bodies and how we do
See the asylum seekers’ wounds and believe
At the border, survivors of violence present their scarred bodies as testimony.