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1. 19

   John Thompson-Quartey: On Being God's New Creation

   To John, our Gospel writer, the Good News of Jesus Christ begins not with a baby in a manger, but from the very beginning of creation. You can tell by the way John begins his gospel: "In the beginning was the word." The first three words echo the creation story from the book of Genesis, and John...

   Apr 16, 2019
2. 18

   Chris Girata: Get Up and Live

   Whenever I prepare an Easter sermon, I always think way too hard about what it is I'm going to say. And today was no different. As my mind went in many different directions, I began to wonder just how our minds work anyway. Our minds are so complex and mysterious. For many of us, Christianity…

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   Mar 27, 2018
3. 17

   Sam Candler: The Tomb Is a Tunnel

   Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Have any of you ever been in a tunnel? Last year, I was trekking through several tunnels. I was with a group of fifteen hearty souls on a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel and Jerusalem. A special feature of that pilgrimage was tunnels.…

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   Apr 11, 2017
4. 16

   Divine Comedy

   Comedy (definition): a drama in which the central motif is the triumph over adversity, leading to a successful conclusion. In the literary sense, Easter is comedy: Easter is a drama in which the central motif is the triumph over adversity, triumph over crucifixion, over humiliation and death,...

   Mar 22, 2016
5. 15

   Veritas

   In the summer of 1979, I left Harvard for the priesthood. I was twenty-four years old, newly married, and had been a first-year graduate student working towards a Ph.D. in American History. I was a restless student, less interested in history than I had thought I'd be. Something else was pulling...

   Mar 31, 2015
6. 14

   Opening Day

   I have a bone to pick with a man named Sam Holbrook. Now, Sam and I have never met. He wouldn't know me from Adam. It's entirely unfair of me to carry around this grudge. And yet here we are, opening week of the 2013 Major League Baseball season and I am still a bit hung up on the way 2012 ended,...

   Apr 2, 2013
7. 13

   Serious Stories

   Imagine that you're at a dinner party, standing by the fireplace with a small plate of hors d'oeuvres, when you mention to the people nearby that you'd like to talk about Easter. Imagine someone responding, "No, thank you, we are having a serious discussion about education in America." So you...

   Apr 17, 2012
8. 12

   Easter Dinner

   Easter is a day of celebration. The church sings alleluias after a quiet season of Lent. People dress in new clothing in springtime colors. Children and a few sneaky parents consume a lot of chocolate. And many, many people gather around full tables. On Easter day, Isaiah's ancient poem begs the...

   Apr 3, 2012
9. 11

   Beyond Bunnies and Jelly Beans

   Last year my good friend Mary, who has a four-year old daughter, emailed me about her conversations with Elena as Easter approached in which she struggled to get through to four-year old Elena the meaning of Easter. It went something like this: "Mommy, will the Easter bunny bring me purple jelly...

   Apr 19, 2011
10. 10

    Resurrection Biscuits

    Happy Easter everyone! I have to tell you, celebrating Easter always makes me think of my grandmother, Ganny, as we called her. Now Ganny lived in a tiny little town in South Carolina; and when we'd go visit, the aroma of all kinds of good things cooking would float through her screen porch and…

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    Mar 30, 2010
11. 9

    Deadly Things

    Easter begins with fear. At least that's the way Mark tells it. It's not that Easter begins with wild panic--no, not that. Easter begins with the kind of fear that feels a lot like heart-break. It begins with the twist in your stomach that comes when the phone rings and you hear the voice of your...

    Apr 7, 2009
12. 8

    Gaining Recognition

    Who would not want to receive the standing ovation or to hear, "Good job!" "You're wonderful!" "I appreciate what you've done!" "Thank you!"? Ahh, my guess is just about all of us appreciate gaining a little recognition. Without recognition, then who am I? Who are you? We're strangers to one...

    Apr 6, 2008
13. 7

    Realities Old and New

    Well, I can hardly believe it, but another Easter has come and gone. What a day; truth be told, I miss it. After forty days of preparing, I wish it would have lasted just a little longer. But if I concentrate, it's not hard to recall, almost re-create, the sights and sounds of the day: the…

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    Mar 30, 2008
14. 6

    The Insecure Tomb

    "Go," Pilate says to the chief priests. "You have a guard of soldiers. Make the tomb as secure as you can." Security is almost everyone's concern in the last chapters of the Gospel. - Those who arrest Jesus do so with the enhanced security of swords and clubs. -In response to the arrest, the...

    Mar 23, 2008
15. 5

    Is There Any Hope?

    In the early part of World War II, a Navy submarine was stuck on the bottom of the harbor in New York City. It seemed that all was lost. There was no electricity and the oxygen was quickly running out. In one last attempt to rescue the sailors from the steel coffin, the U.S. Navy sent a ship...

    Apr 8, 2007