This Easter, a great many sermons will focus on the risen Jesus meeting Mary Magdalene in the garden. It’s a profoundly moving tale that has inspired artists and authors through the centuries. Mary’s ...

"They said to one another, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?’" (Luke 24:32). This passage, from Luke's ...

The risen Jesus appeared to the disciples on several occasions. He patiently soothed their troubled hearts. Risen himself, he now brings about “the resurrection of the disciples.” He raises their ...

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. For every single person, it means that we can have a relationship with Christ who is truly alive. If you are like me, we can often celebrate Easter for ...

Elizabeth Schrader Polczer is assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University. Her research focuses on textual criticism, Mary Magdalene, and the Gospel of John. Hear the full version of ...

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. — Matthew 28:6 Before Charles Simeon attended university in Cambridge, England, he loved horses and clothes, ...

The Gospel of Luke ends with a masterpiece, a literary and theological fireworks display, the story of the travelers to Emmaus. The risen Jesus appears to two disciples and tells them in detail ...

In all four of the gospel accounts, women are the first to discover the empty tomb and in three of them, including Matthew’s today, they are the first to see Jesus risen from death. Significantly, ...

Spring is here. It is a time of renewal and new life after the doldrums of winter. We are beginning to enjoy longer days, bird songs and flowers beginning to bloom.