After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do... Read more
O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. or this O God, who made... Read more
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
Summer time… what are these geese fighting about? Steve Mook’s update on his time in Fiji. Thanks Mooker. Dan Kimball‘s thoughts on the Newsweek article. On resurrection weekend, Russell Moore reflects some on resurrection from the empty grave and the empty urn. Both finding and escaping the lure of liturgy. Tim Keel‘s sobering reminder. Tony posts a letter about someone who converts to Orthodoxy and then to Catholicism. Marko comments about his blogroll. Speaking of blogs and blogrolls, we’ve now... Read more
We continue our series of commentaries on the New Testament: today we look at the Fourth Gospel. I always look to RE Brown first; it’s getting old, but I’ve learned so much from him I start with his 2-volume commentary: The Gospel According to John (I-XII) (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries) . CK Barrett’s commentary is still a must-read: The Gospel According to St. John: An Introduction With Commentary and Notes on the Greek Text . Leon Morris, the first... Read more
Jeremy Berg is a pastor in Burnsville MN and this post is one that has crossed my own mind a number of times. Do you pick up hitchhikers? Why or why not? I passed one by again today as I drove through town. I have to confess my conscience is disturbed every time this happens. Why do we pass on by? Is it inconvenience? Are we afraid they may be dangerous? Are we just shy and want to avoid the... Read more
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
James’ words from James 1:27 continue to ring in our ears: Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. “Pure and faultless” piety is to show compassion for the orphans and widows. Today we focus briefly on widows first. Widows, which would have included his mother, for James are women whose husband is no longer alive. Widows... Read more
I’ve been twittering a little while and my own jury is still out. Here’s some thoughts, and I’d be glad to hear yours (but don’t be a curmudgeon about it unless you’ve given a shot): 1. The best twitter-er I follow is Greg Daniel, @DanielLiterary. He does (much better) what I do on Saturday (Weekly Meanderings) every day, and he shapes his tweets toward writers and publishers. 2. Some people tweet way too often — and I’ll not name any... Read more
When the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I will not... Read more
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