Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?” He asked them, “What things?” They replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed...

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from...

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. This is a story no one else tells. I suppose this shouldn’t surprise us. After all, while all four of the gospel...

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened. Sometimes I think that faith, at heart, is simply the capacity to wonder. There are, I think, two ways to approach this world: with knowledge...

But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. “Idle tale” is a fairly generous translation of the Greek word Luke uses to describe the apostles’ characterization of the women’s testimony. It’s accurate, but generous. “Leros,” the Greek word in...

Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. This isn’t just one or two women but a whole company who come to the empty tomb and then share the news of what they’ve seen and heard. This is one of those interesting...