Second Sunday of Easter (Year B, RCL)
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See the asylum seekers’ wounds and believe
At the border, survivors of violence present their scarred bodies as testimony.
Why write? (John 20:19-31)
I’m struck by the boldness and clarity of the writer of John’s Gospel.
At Gilead Church in Chicago, storytelling is central to worship
It's like a MOTH event—with the vulnerability of community.
April 28, Second Sunday of Easter (John 20:19–31)
Passing the peace is a word of welcome. It’s also much more than that.
The relics in Jerusalem didn’t move me. Why?
For some reason, I couldn’t find the holy in the holy rocks everyone else was venerating.
by Amy Frykholm
Curiosity is holy
Children are good at asking questions that build relationship.
They sold First UMC and put up a tent in the parking lot
"It feels vulnerable to be the weird lady outside preaching sermons."
Hillary Frances interviews Mandy Sloan McDow
When churches fly like starlings
The birds fly without a designated leader. It takes them about 50 milliseconds to reach consensus.
The sacred work of Jerusalem's Mekudeshet festival
When Jews, Christians, and Muslims gather to celebrate arts and culture, the dividing walls crumble.
Showing the world our wounds (Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31)
Some people say they don’t identify as Christian because of what they see, or don’t see, in the church.
by Diane Roth
April 8, Easter 2B (John 20:19-31)
When Jesus walks into the locked room, the first thing he offers is peace.
by Diane Roth
Limited faith in a risen savior (John 20:19-31)
The disciples don't believe Mary—or do they?
April 23, Second Sunday of Easter
1 Peter 1:3–9, John 20:19–31
To know him is to see him
There is a richness and depth to this week's text from John's Gospel, fertile ground for reflection. Below are some assorted thoughts the story of Thomas inspires in me.
Meditation on a crucifix during class
Why is the Jesus on that crucifix so small?
The cross overshadows him, dwarfs him. This is what I think about in my Aquinas class.
April 3, Second Sunday of Easter: John 20:19-31
To ask a question is to risk an answer. Sometimes we don’t like the answer we receive. In Thomas’s case, though, the real risk is in success.
Thomas speaks from the gut
Last year I took a class to determine my Enneagram number. I’m an old hand at Myers-Briggs, with its 16 types, but this nine-number circle with all sorts of arrows going back and forth was a new system for me. Thankfully the teacher, Suzanne Stabile, had a teaching style I understood well. It turns out we are the same type.
Some of us reside in the heart (or feeling) triad, as Suzanne and I do, and some in the head (or thinking) triad. My guess is Thomas would belong in the third triad.
By Martha Spong