There is a quiet moment in the resurrection story that is easy to miss. Mary Magdalene stands outside the tomb, weeping. She has come expecting to find a body, to complete what had been interrupted, to grieve what she believes is over. When she turns and sees Jesus,...
There is a kind of silence that feels empty. And then there is the kind that feels full. Holy Saturday is the second kind. It sits between what has already happened and what has not yet been seen. The work of the cross is finished, but the resurrection has not yet...
Good Friday centers on a statement that is easy to read and difficult to live from. In John’s account, Jesus reaches the end of His suffering and says, “It is finished.” He is not summarizing what just happened. He is declaring that the work He came to do has been...