Puddleglum's Pensees

Audio is available here . The Gospel this morning falls into two parts. IN the first, the dicsiples are huddled together in a locked room and encounter the risen Lord; in the second, they are back in the same room one week later and Thomas is with them. Thomas the doubter. Thomas, whose “Unless I see. . . . Unless I touch. . . .” sounds so much like us. Our eyes, it seems, gravitate to the second paragraph, the second Sunday, the eighth day. But the whole story—both parts—deals with unbelief. Thomas is no different than the other disciples. When we meet them, they have already heard Mary’s announcement. Two of them—Peter and the Beloved Disciple—have examined the empty tomb to confirm her story.   Yet, they still do not believe. They are in the room and the door, we read is locked. It is locked for fear. The disciples—not just the 11. John is usually quite precise here, saying the twelve or the eleven when he means just them; the disciples when he intends a larger gro...

This morning's sermon was based on the resurrection account in Mark (16:1-8). I have preached this sermon before and it actually appears in print (linked here ) in The Anglican Planet . The Planet is a small paper of small circulation, but of exceptional quality (I do serve as Associate Editor, so I'm biased). When you're done reading my sermon, please feel free to explore the site and maybe consider a subscription. Although its primary audience is traditionally minded Anglicans (whether of the Catholic or evangelical variety), it has a broad range of contributors and deserves as wide a readership. Christ is Risen! T