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Our reading is the story called “The Walk to Emmaus.” It occurs right after the Easter narrative in the Gospel of Luke (24:1-12), and it takes place later in the day on Easter Sunday. The (...)

This coming April 22, 2019, is the fiftieth year of celebrating Earth Day, which began on April 22, 1970. As such it’s the Jubilee Year of Earth Day. It is also the day after Easter. (...)

We gather in old and new ways, and in new and old ways, holding vigil and celebrating Easter. We gather as our forefathers and -mothers of the faith have for almost two thousand years. We (...)

I spent a week last month in Kisumu, Kenya, seven miles south of the equator on Lake Victoria, preaching and teaching about creation care for the Africa Inland Church, an evangelical denomination founded a century (...)

Six years ago I returned from a life-changing visit to Kisumu, Kenya (described in this column from 2016). I had been invited by the Rev. Tom Ochuka, then a pastor (now a bishop) in the (...)

Some congregations may read John 20 at the Easter Vigil — a good choice because Mary came to the tomb “while it was still dark.” [Looking for commentary on Luke 24:1-12? See this Easter Vigil (...)

Discussion on texts for Easter Sunday (April 21, 2019): (Gospel) Luke 24:1-12; (Alt. Gospel) John 20:1-18; (First Reading) Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; (Second Reading) 1 Corinthians 15:19-26. Recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., (...)

This podcast on Luke 24:1-12, the Narrative Lectionary reading for Apr. 16, 2017, features Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker, and Matt Skinner. Podcast recorded at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn.

Discussion on texts for Easter Sunday (Mar. 27, 2016): (Gospel) Luke 24:1-12; (Alt. Gospel) John 20:1-18; (First Reading) Acts 10:34-43; (Psalm) Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; (Second Reading) 1 Corinthians 15:19-26.

Recent events in Paris stand out as a microcosm of the struggles human face: in the same month, horrific, unexpected, disruptive intercultural violence, and two weeks later an international conference characterized by careful planning, keen (...)