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Forgiving and retaining
Forgiveness tells the truth; Jesus still carries the marks of the nails in his hands and his feet, and the soldiers and the scoffers cannot enter the space of peace while they are still carrying their hammers. Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, Easter 2, forgiveness, Jesus, John 20:19-31, reconciliation, Thomas
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Resurrection and reality
If you think that the world is so bewildering that nothing makes sense, Jesus has come so patiently to point out his hands, his feet, his broken body, his own spear-pierced heart, to tell us that he is with us, that he has redeemed all of it. Continue reading
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Tagged death, doubt, Humboldt, Resurrection
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Year B Easter 3: joy and disbelieving
Did you ever feel as though you came in halfway through the story? I mean, that’s not always a bad thing: in film school, they teach this technique called in media res for opening sequences, meaning start in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Acts 3:1-19, doubt, Holy Spirit, in media res, Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 24:36b-48, Peter, power
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Hacked into the neural network, the viral voice of the Accuser, fiat crashing in: Deny. Gliding behind the altar: Make room, sinner. The silver pieces gleam complacently. The desert dwellers hunger and my lips are dry. I watch my own … Continue reading
For Thomas
Thought for the second Sunday of Easter: when you are doubtful, uncertain; when you stumble through grief and tears cloud your vision as they fall; be kind to yourself. Remember, Jesus came back especially for Thomas.
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Tagged doubt, Easter 2, Jesus, kindness, Thomas
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The spiritual gift of doubt
Blessed are those who can live with certainty, who can bear the burden of sureness. Because in certainty there is no need for hope; sureness has no need for trust. Some of us are not so strong. We cannot live … Continue reading
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Tagged certainty, Comforter, doubt, fear, hope, John 20:19-31, Thomas Sunday, Year C Easter 2
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Wednesday, December 21st: Doubtless Thomas
Thomas would rather die with Jesus than let him go. Thomas would follow Jesus anywhere, if only Jesus would tell him how to get there. Thomas would not be comforted by his brothers, would not let go of his grief, … Continue reading
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