Easter Won’t be Cancelled
Perhaps the lesson of Easter still stands: no stone, no guards, no jeering crowds, no pious bureaucracy, no political compromise will ever hold back, or even begin to contain the living Truth.
Easter, Extinction, and Nonviolent Direct Action
If Christmas is the season to be jolly, maybe—if the Gospels are anything to go by—Easter is the season for Christians to go to jail.
Via Dolorosa, Minneapolis: The Suffering Crowd
With each tearful testimony, I think of what happened on that street in Minneapolis, as regular people watched heartless authorities while a man died unjustly. And I remember what happened on a street in Jerusalem two millennia ago.
Easter Encouragement for the Spiritually Homeless
I can at least aim for a level of peace that transcends understanding. “Christ The Lord is Risen Today” will surely be available on YouTube.
Together, Apart, Together: Living into Easter
An Imperial crucifixion and tomb could not hold Jesus, nor will a pandemic hold back our love for each other that gives us hope for a better future.
Pandemic, Not Pomp and Circumstance
The class of 2020 was born into a country disfigured by terrorism, and now will be launched into the world during a global pandemic.
The Resurrection will be Live-Streamed
I only buy it as actual religious practice if the sound machine of my existence is turned all the way up.
Amidst Pandemic, the Chance to Experience Easter as the Apostles Did
So let’s experience Easter as the Apostles did: in small groups at home, preparing to share God’s love with the poor and vulnerable.
Merciful Easter: Abolish the Death Penalty
If anyone had just cause to kill in self-defense or execute someone for the sake of justice, it was Jesus. Yet . . .
A Reflection on Maundy Thursday
The story that begins on Maundy Thursday is one of betrayal, denial, pain, and sacrifice. Where were you?