A Step Too Far
In Matthew's account of Judas' betrayal of Jesus in Gethsemane, Jesus says, as he was being seized, ". . . all this has taken place, that...
Meditation on a Crucifix I Saw Today
I saw a crucifix this morning, and made a point of really looking at it. As I did so, a question occurred to me, followed immediately by...
Easter Expectations and Real Life
I’ve lived in New England long enough to know that spring isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Jill and I initially discovered this...
Easter in the Valley of the Dry Bones
To read the prophet Ezekiel is like walking into someone’s hallucinations. Once he introduces himself in the first chapter and tells us...
It's Easter. Hear the Music!
Spring certainly is about flowers and stick-trees coming back into leaf, but, even more, it is about the return of music. Spring becomes...