New Life and the Grace of GodEaster | John 20:1-18 Halleluiah! He is risen! We say it that way: he is risen. And many of us respond naturally, The Lord is risen indeed. Hallelujah! We’ve been trained. But the words, he is risen denote that Jesus is the object, the beneficiary of …
John 20:1-18
A Word: Another Word for Joke
humor and the resurrectionEaster | John 20:1-18 There are a lot of things we associate with Easter. Like bunnies and eggs. Lilies and brunch. Birds and white dresses. But you know what we don’t ordinarily associate with Easter? Calisthenics. Footraces. Dudes running a marathon. And yet, that is …
A Word: Mary was there
Being there in the resurrectionEaster | John 20:1-18 Mary saw it all. She was there for the teaching. For the healing. And for all of the miracles. I have little doubt she was there for Peter’s declaration that Jesus is the Messiah and when Jesus called him Satan for getting in the way of the …
