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“Remember how he told you?” the youth in dazzling clothing says to the women gathered in the soft dawn light at the empty tomb (verse 6). The women, perplexed and terrified, do remember. They draw (...)

Having grown up in churches that sang vigorous hymns about the cross’s redemptive power, I have always been prone to see a bit of Easter in Calvary. It has taken me longer to recognize Calvary (...)

These words seemed to them an idle tale … It was quite the crowd that burst in on the disciples who were hiding behind locked doors: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the other women. We don’t (...)

In Luke 24, we arrive at the empty tomb, one of the most beloved scenes in all of Christian literature.  So familiar has this scene become, in fact, that preachers might understandably wonder how to (...)

How can we believe the unbelievable? When our assumptions about the world are shaken to the very core, how do we move forward? Even when it is good news, how can we believe the unbelievable? (...)

Preaching at Easter has its unique challenges and opportunities. A typical Easter worship service is often a bit chaotic. Family members who have been away may be home for the holiday. People who rarely worship (...)

Each of the four Resurrection narratives goes its own way in details, but there are three elements that they all have in common: (1) the discovery of the empty tomb takes place on a Sunday (...)

What we seem to have here is a discounting of eye witness testimony. [Looking for commentary on John 20:1-18? See this Easter Sunday commentary by Barbara Lundblad.] We have an untold number of women — (...)

The narrative of the empty tomb signifies overturned expectations, hope renewed, and an invitation to participate in God’s ongoing narrative through Jesus Christ who is risen. [Looking for commentary on John 20:1-18? See this 2018 (...)

The narrative of the empty tomb signifies overturned expectations, hope renewed, and an invitation to participate in God’s ongoing narrative through Jesus Christ who is risen. Within the unfolding story world of the Gospel of (...)