by jakeowensby | Apr 15, 2022 | John 20:1-18
Ruth was hustling her two girls out the door so they wouldn’t be late for school. That’s when she noticed that her pants were too big. Way too big. They kept sliding off her hips. So she cinched up her belt and slid into the minivan. Those sagging pants plagued Ruth’s...
by jakeowensby | Apr 10, 2020 | John 20:1-18
Along with every other Christian on the planet, I’m contemplating the empty tomb in the midst of a pandemic. Before COVID-19 descended upon us, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection might have seemed like a grand, liturgical “Ta-da!” The agonizing notes of Holy Week had...
by jakeowensby | Mar 31, 2018 | Easter Day, John 20:1-18
In the early hours of the third day, Mary Magdalene went with a group of women to Jesus’ tomb. They carried spices to anoint his shattered, lifeless body. At least, that’s how Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell the story. In John’s Gospel, Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb...
