Tag: Resurrection

  • Mary was there

    Mary was there

    In Mary, we have the epitome of presence, of apprehension and participation. And a vision for what the resurrection means.

  • Rise—when The End isn’t the end

    Rise—when The End isn’t the end

    As people of the resurrection, we can both love the concept and also refuse to accept that it has anything to do with our lives.

  • Between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday

    Between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday

    Moving from Pentecost to Trinity Sunday means, once again, switching gospels. To one with some valuable context.

  • Dust, dirt, soil

    Dust, dirt, soil

    The ashes we use in Lent, to remember our place, are not generic. It isn’t proverbial. It is about our life and death.

  • So many husbands (Proper 27C)

    So many husbands (Proper 27C)

    The famous question from the Sadducees to Jesus about the resurrection is particularly haunting to modern Christians.

  • Raised

    Raised

    Notice that we don’t say Jesus rose from the dead. The resurrection is not the work of Jesus. It is the work of God in Jesus.

  • Share the Love

    Share the Love

    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.

  • From the Wrong Place

    From the Wrong Place

    The empty tomb reveals both the joy and fear of new things: and our tendency to assume what our faith tells us not to.