Resurrection
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The empty tomb reveals both the joy and fear of new things: and our tendency to assume what our faith tells us not to.
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The one thing people know about Jesus is that he died and then came back. One minute he became dead. Then he wasn’t. Christians throughout history have made a big thing out of this. I mean, it is a pretty awesome story. But I think, in a sense, we’ve overstated it. We act like the…
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Easter and expectations. The pressure of what we should do. Be perfect. Figure it all out. All of that is erased.
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The Easter story is about wiping the slate, inviting us into a new vision of the world, to replace the one that’s killing us.
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It is tempting to try to cancel Easter for the pandemic. Or selfishly gather with foolish abandon. But at the heart of Easter is God’s presence.
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When Jesus joins the disciples in John 20:19-31, we shouldn’t put Thomas on trial. It is their fear that reveals a greater doubt.