Tag Archives: Eastertide

I haven’t forgotten about Eastertide, or, An Excellent Reason to Post Chrysostom

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

How good a preacher/teacher was St. John Chrysostom?  The name Chrysostom was a title given to him posthumously, meaning “golden-throated”.  This passage is from an Easter homily, ca. AD 400.  Read it and let your heart soar. Let no one … Continue reading →

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The Lighter Side of Eastertide

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

I never got around to posting John Updike’s Seven Stanzas at Easter this year.  It’s an eloquent and easy way to make clear that I believe in the real, physical resurrection of Christ – not a spiritual or metaphorical resurrection, … Continue reading →

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For Eastertide: You Whose Name, by Czeslaw Milosz

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Death is on our collective mind at the moment, and not just the death of Osama bin Laden.  His death seems to have stirred up again the grief and anger that we’ve suffered as a people over the last ten … Continue reading →

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I Want to Live in Eastertide

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

We make little jokes in our church staff meetings that might seem irreverent to some.  For instance, it was in a staff meeting that I was introduced to the Vintage 21 Jesus – because a certain person on staff, ahem, … Continue reading →

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