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“Christ is risen” or “doubting Thomas”?
One of the richest resurrection stories is often told as a warning against doubt. Rather than a declaration of faith.
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Seeing or feeling is believing?
Dealing with the Thomas resurrection story means wading past our assumptions about doubt. And about belief.
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believe — an act of incalculable boldness
The nature of belief is far more interesting than the thing we take it for. It is bold and decisive and not at all “traditional”.
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Missing Out
In the famous story of Thomas and belief, we get to wrestle with our sense of witness. And how we come to believe.
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The Power of Forgiveness
We usually center our attention around Thomas, faith, and doubt. But this, like others, is really a story about Jesus.
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Freedom From Fear
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.
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The Scars of Jesus
Jesus comes in peace, not cured, not perfect, not totally destroyed, not undead, zombied, but alive, with the scars to show the kind of death he suffered. He arrives to the disciples, who are scared, confused, alone, and he brings them peace. Thomas and the Challenge of Fear Easter 2C | John 20:19-31 There are…
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Trusting Us: A Simple Act of Faith
a Homily for Easter 2A Text: John 20:19-31 Again, Thomas At one level, this is a simple story. Each year, the Second Sunday of Easter, we receive Thomas, the Twin. This is Easter. And Each year, we gather on that Easter and each year, Thomas misses it. A week later, like that fateful day 2000 years…