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The Biggest Day
Preaching on Easter is both simple and difficult. Precisely because everything about it is supposed to be normal.
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Surprised by Easter
A brief reflection on the Easter gospel and the reminder that what we come to expect from the predictable is surprise.
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Mary and the power of showing up
In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.
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Between Palm Sunday and Easter (Year A)
The vain attempt to cover all of the action that takes place between the two Sundays. At least the first part anyway.
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Reading Holy Week (Year A)
Reading along with each day of Holy Week is a rewarding practice that helps connect us with all that goes into it.
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For Sunday (Palm Sunday)
We begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday and move quickly to the Passion. But there’s a lot more there we are called to read.
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Palms—tradition, attachment, and meaning
The intellectual challenge of Palm Sunday in the midwestern United States is that the main symbol is not ours.
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Between Lent 5 & Holy Week (Year A)
The gap between Lent 5 and Holy Week is small—or would be if we stayed in John. But instead, we jump back to Matthew.