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Easter 2016: Alleluia!

“Alleluia! Christ is risen! (The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!)   We have just proclaimed the truth of our faith. We have embellished it over the centuries, but our core truth is the resurrected Christ. Paul writes about it this … Continue reading

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Third Sunday of Easter 2015: Peace, Bread, and Liturgy

Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Peace, Bread, and Liturgy By this time, according to Luke, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women had found the empty tomb of Jesus, and “two … Continue reading

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Fourth Sunday of Easter 2014 – it’s still Easter!

Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2:19-25 John 10:1-10 Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! How is your Easter going? We priests and preachers love to ask our congregations how Lent is going – how is … Continue reading

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Easter 3 2014; Jesus is for real

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 I include today a retelling of the “walk to Emmaus” story, by Michael E. Williams, with thanksgiving for his words of faith. The followers of Jesus are bone-weary. Grief-stricken and … Continue reading

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Easter 2, 2014: Healing doubt

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Psalm 16 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Alleluia! The Lord is risen! (The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!) Healing doubt “Through believing you may have life in his name” Mercurochrome. Something was definitely being healed when that … Continue reading

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