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New Life and a Refusal to Die
Christians often struggle with what is required for new life: that we accept that death has a part to play. We’d rather think the point is to live forever.
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Unbind Him and Let Him Go — for Lent 5A
In the raising of Lazarus, Jesus defies the expectations of him and opens the people to see the situation in a completely new way.
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Unbind Them
The focus of Lazarus’s resurrection story is witnessing the glory of God. The heart, then, is found in how Mary responds.
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Even more like John
Dealing with the death and resurrection of Lazarus gives us several beautiful arcs and themes for deep conversation.
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The anxiety of grief
In the story of Mary seeking Jesus to heal Lazarus, we have a familiar image of grief. That we aren’t always rational.
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Unbound at Home
The raising of Lazarus gives us the perfect window to see beyond the present crisis, to see how God’s grace and freedom persists.