Resurrection of the Lord (Year C, RCL)
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“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
Celebrating Easter on the anniversary of MLK’s death
The first Easter was a wrecked scene of dispirited disciples in the shadows of an insurrection.
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.
What Christian hope looks like during a pandemic
Living into the desired new creation is our work—and God’s promise.
April 12, Easter Day (Acts 10:34–43; Psalm 118:1–2, 14–24; Matthew 28:1–10)
What kind of faith gets you through 25 years in a refugee camp?
January 19, Epiphany 2A (John 1:29–42)
What do we do when we read a story where the ending is already known?
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
Jesus the (Second Temple-era) Jew
“If we don’t understand the Judaism of Jesus’ time, how can we understand him and his message?”
April 21, Resurrection of the Lord (Luke 24:1-12)
The resurrection is an old, old message. But I need to be reminded.
Knowing and preaching the Jewish Jesus
“If to get a good message you need to make Judaism look bad, then you don’t have a good message.”
When Easter Sunday falls on April Fools' Day
A good joke can reveal the distance between what is and what should be.