Category Archives: Eastertide

Lazy Blogging on St. Thomas Sunday

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Sharon Autenrieth

Two years ago I wrote a post about Thomas that I still love with all my heart.  Is that a bad thing to say about your own post?  Regardless, it’s true.  Because I understand Thomas, I think, and I have … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: I want to live in Eastertide

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Sharon Autenrieth

Originally posted in 2011. 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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Sharon Autenrieth

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 Sharon Autenrieth

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 Sharon Autenrieth

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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Thomas, the Truth-Telling Apostle

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Sharon Autenrieth

Tomorrow is St. Thomas Sunday on the church calendar.  Last year was the first time I realized that there was such a day.  I was immediately glad about it, though, since Thomas is my favorite disciple.  In services tomorrow countless … Continue reading →

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