John 20:1-18
-
Hearing Things—for Easter Day
•
2 min read
In her response to the empty tomb, Mary demonstrates the human response of grief blindness. But Jesus wakes her up with his voice.
-
Go Slow
•
7 min read
For Easter, we contrast a ridiculous footrace with Mary being there. She witnesses the resurrection they miss.
-
Mary and the power of showing up
•
1 min read
In the Easter story, Mary Magdalene offers a contrast to the competitive character of discipleship we too readily prefer.
-
Share the Love
•
6 min read
The thing about faith is that we don’t just want to be better. We want to want to be better. And that is where the magic is.
-
The Resurrection Shouldn’t. But it is.
•
5 min read
Easter and expectations. The pressure of what we should do. Be perfect. Figure it all out. All of that is erased.
-
Before Christ is Risen
•
6 min read
For Christians, the empty tomb is a strange image for Easter — we struggle with what God is actually giving us: the need to wrestle with Jesus’s absence before we can find him present. Mary confronts death before seeing new life Easter | John 20:1-18 There is more to say than “Christ is Risen!” Not…