Last week at the resurrection of Jesus, Mary Magdalene saw the anges inside the tomb. Then she saw the gardener and did not recognize him as Jesus until he spoke her name. This week Thomas obeys Jesus’ command to put his fingers into the nail wounds and his hand into his open side. Only then…
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An artist begins to create with a few lines and strokes. Little by little, more detail appears, until finally the full picture is revealed. So it was with Easter. It came softly, not with a blare of trumpets but with a quiet gasp of astonishment. It was still dark when Mary Magdalene discovered that the…
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Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem has many historical parallels in which public acclaim precedes tragedy and violence. We remember Aug. 28, 1963, when 250,000 Americans arrived in Washington, where they heard a man named King proclaim, “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of…
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