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The way that Joseph buried Jesus is instructive. Joseph brought a linen cloth, took the body down from the cross, and wrapped it in that cloth. He laid the body…

The Resurrection leads to 2 kinds of Christians (and we need both!). Indigenous Christians who say, “Come join us!” And indignant Christians who say, “Let’s get this message out to…

When it comes to the resurrection, John's Gospel stresses the important role of vision.  This is the message that Mary gives the disciples, "I have seen the Lord."  When it…

We will celebrate Maundy Thursday with a Tenebrae service, communion, and the Seven Last Words of Christ.

Only one human being calls Jesus "God's Son" in Mark's Gospel.  Only one human being comes to that revelation on his own without any audible help from heaven.  One person…

Jesus is giving his final address to his followers, his last will and testament.  Greeks arrive where Jesus and disciples are gathered, find Philip, and make an extraordinary request:  "Sir,…

Ephesians 2:1-10 is everyone’s story if you’re a Christian. We go from death to life to purpose. Paul talks about what we are saved from and what we are saved…

Watching Jesus drive the moneychangers from the temple, the disciples recall a verse from the Psalms, "Zeal for your house will consume me" (Psalm 69:9).  Surely we the readers are…

"Then Jesus began to teach his disciples..." (Mark 8:31).  And what a lesson Jesus has to teach them.  Perhaps we ought to say, at the beginning of our encounter with…

Some have argued that the wild animals in Mark’s account of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness are not necessarily threatening Jesus. But that interpretation of these “wild animals” is unlikely.…