The women at the tomb were surprised by Easter. Amazed and filled with wonder at Jesus' Easter eucatastrophe. And so are we.
This is an excerpt from Chapter 6 in Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life (1517 Publishing, 2025). Sinner Saint is available today from 1517 Publishing.
On its journey from Byzantium to Constantinople to Istanbul, this special place helps us understand the broader arc of Christian history, which goes on until Christ's return.

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On this Day Handel Begins Composing Messiah, and 5 Things We Can Learn From It
Here, we read the mystery and majesty of the incarnation of the Son of God wrapped up into a single package
In the church, the main actor in worship is not the Christian but Christ.
This is a guest article brought to us by Dr. James Isaacs.
Imagine yourself at an advanced age. What do you want to remember when you’ve forgotten virtually everything else? Sing that.
Three of the most profound truths embedded in the fabric of the universe are that blood has a voice, blood cries out to God, and blood is heard by heaven.
Because of the ascension, the manger has become the cosmos.
Seasons of prolonged suffering have a way of beating your spirit down into the dust. Relational suffering. Physical suffering. Emotional suffering. Financial suffering.
We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
How many of you Christians out there are barely holding it together? I know the inclination should be towards joy and hope, but for some of us, it's not.
He comes to fill our old, stony heart with the new wine of his forgiveness.
Any and all failure is re-written to portray us as either victor or victim.