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Easter
The end of John chapter 20 is one of my all-time favorite texts. I know I probably say […]
Early in the morning, deflated and full of sorrow, they make their way to the tomb to prepare […]
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One of the early lessons a pastor learns in his ministry is that his voice, the words he […]
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Every year on the Sunday after Easter, we read from John chapter 20 and hear again the appearance of our resurrected Lord to His disciples. Every year, whether it is in the midst of a pandemic and you are watching church from your living room or you are sitting in church with your family, we get caught up in the story of doubting Thomas and his desire to poke around in the holes of Jesus’ hands. It is a powerful text, from which we get perhaps the greatest confession of faith ever spoken.