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From the Archives: I want to live in Eastertide
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
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Eastertide, holidays, Lent, religion, spirituality
Tagged Church year, Easter, Eastertide, Good Friday, Vintage 21
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I haven’t forgotten about Eastertide, or, An Excellent Reason to Post Chrysostom
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
The Lighter Side of Eastertide
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
Posted in Bible, church, Eastertide, videos
Tagged Eastertide, John Updike, Postaday2011, Seven Stanzas at Easter, The Lutheran Satire
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For Eastertide: You Whose Name, by Czeslaw Milosz
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
Posted in Bible, Eastertide, literature, news, poetry, religion, spirituality
Tagged 9/11, Czeslaw Milosz, death, Eastertide, Osama Bin Laden
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I Want to Live in Eastertide
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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