Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B, RCL)
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The iconic divine shepherd
Two new books trace the history of a rich religious image.
April 30, Easter 4A (Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; John 10:1-10)
The church in Acts 2 will follow Jesus, for they know his voice.
by Jenna Smith
Was my father right to embrace predestination?
If we take the doctrine seriously, then we dare not draw the circle of salvation along religious lines. Or any lines at all.
Liz Tichenor’s life in the wake of her infant’s death
We are called to accompany the bodies we love from birth to death and beyond.
Prayer with legs (Easter 4B; 1 John 3:16-24)
On continuing to believe in prayer when others (quite reasonably) do not
April 25, Easter 4B (John 10:11-18)
When I was newly pregnant with my daughter, I thought of myself as the hired hand, her temporary guardian.
May 3, Easter 4A (Psalm 23; John 10:1–10)
The U.S.-Mexico border, where migrants are hunted
What does it do to the body and spirit to be preyed upon constantly?
Who is my shepherd? (Psalm 23)
It took me decades to realize Psalm 23 isn’t exactly about Jesus.
In defense of the hired hand (John 10:11-18; Acts 4:5-12)
A hired hand is all I’ve ever been, professionally speaking.
by Nadia Stefko
April 22, Easter 4B (Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18)
The "jobsworth" and the good shepherd.
by David Heim
What people need from their pastors
The ailing young man wanted to be face to face with God. I opened my shoebox.
by Samuel Wells
A feast of scriptural language
Sarah Ruden writes some of the most sumptuous words about Bible words I’ve ever read.