Resurrection

Reflections on the Death of Our Son

08/04/22

15 mins

By Chad Bird

On Saturday, July 16, Luke Gabriel Bird died in a hiking accident in Chile. He was a midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. He is our son. Here are some reflections on his life, his faith, and his Lord.
- Resurrection
- Jesus Christ
A Review of 'Figuring Resurrection' by Jeffrey Pulse

01/07/22

15 mins

By Chad Bird

Viewing the Word as a unified theological narrative prevents us from treating the Scriptures like a cage match between competing theological systems, with prophets duking it out with apostles, and psalmists with evangelists, all supposedly fighting for their voice to be heard.
God’s Sabbath Sleep: How Christ Filled in the Gap in the Creation Story

04/03/21

12 mins

By Chad Bird

Tomorrow Jesus will laugh his way out of the tomb, spit in the face of death, and kick the devil in the throat as he dances to the clapping glee of angelic masses. But today he just rests.
I Can’t Wait to Get out of Heaven

03/03/20

11 mins

By Chad Bird

When talking about God’s ultimate destination for us, we’ve grown sloppy in our language, nearsighted in our gaze, and un-Easter in our hope. We act and speak as if dying and going to heaven is what the faith is all about. It is most emphatically not.
Easter is God's Great Yes to Earth

04/20/19

7 mins

By Chad Bird

Jesus didn’t simply vacate the tomb to end death. He brought up from that grave the seeds of a brand new start at life. Genesis 1 all over again, with no chance of Genesis 3.
Come, You Strippers and Sunday School Teachers

03/31/18

5 mins

By Chad Bird

Come to the feast where evil and good, wise and foolish, shameful and shaming are welcomed as citizens of the kingdom.
How Will Your Congregation Die?

09/09/17

9 mins

By Chad Bird

The only churches that live are churches that have died. That still die. And that rise to newness of life in Christ’s life alone.
Tonight Is the Night of Light: An Easter Vigil Meditation

04/15/17

11 mins

By Chad Bird

This is the night from when all those nights receive their light. For this is the night when Christ, the Life arose from the dead.
He Will Easter You

03/26/16

11 mins

By Chad Bird

“Why do you seek the living One among the dead?” the angel asked the two women. The time for Jesus to die has passed.
Rusting Chariots Found at the Bottom of Baptismal Fonts

12/16/15

5 mins

By Chad Bird

He has Israel right where he wants them: a body of water in front of them, their enemies behind them, and God above them, ready to save. Our Lord is always undoing us that he might redo us, killing us that he might enliven us.
How to Reach Your Full Human Potential

06/13/14

9 mins

By Chad Bird

How will they reach this magical moment, this milestone on the journey of life? Perhaps by chasing their dreams, pursuing their passions with a heart wholly devoted to the attainment of whatever goals they set for themselves in life?
What is That in My Casket?

04/09/14

8 mins

By Chad Bird

What we confess concerning a corpse confesses much about how deep, or how shallow, is our understanding of the importance of the incarnation of Jesus, his death, and his (as well as our own) resurrection.

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