Eastertide: Learning to See

Have you ever heard of Eastertide? For many of us, especially those who grew up in more evangelical spaces, the Church calendar wasn’t something we followed closely. Easter was a day, an important one, but once it passed we moved on. And yet, in the historic rhythm of...

Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection

“The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene” by Rembrandt  I have often wondered, where does Holy Saturday end and Easter Sunday begin? At midnight of Sunday? At the empty tomb? When did the resurrection actually happen? I ask these questions because, as...

Christ Has Died [.]

“Jesus is buried in the Tomb” by Tom Sieger Koder Holy Saturday. The day that’s almost entirely unrecounted in the Scriptures, and often overlooked by the Church as well. And it makes sense, doesn’t it? The dark day of Holy Saturday is...

From the Table to the Tree

“John 19:14” by Full of Eyes Already having used clandestine means to enter the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of what we call Holy Week – a simple “the Master needs it” code phrase securing the donkey on which he would make his entrance to Jerusalem,...

Psalms and Palms

‘Triumphal Entry #2’ by Chris Brazelton. I remember at some point in my life someone asking the question about the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem “I wonder if the donkey thought that this huge, excited crowd were cheering for him”. It’s funny what you...

I Learned Something about Myself Today

Here I am, 62 years old and a good old fashioned “no brainer” finally dropped. I felt a lot like an old mentor of mine who told me once, tongue in cheek, when he was, well, right about my age now, “I really thought I’d be a better Christian by this time.” I was on my...