Alleluia to love that is stronger than death—to love that is stronger than empire. Alleluia to love that will never end.

Witty, honest, and wise spiritual reflections that invite readers to embrace the bad, not just the good

In an era of certain oppression, living our values calls me to resistance.

Voice still and small, as we turn inward we listen for you. Deep inside all, this Easter morning, open our hearts to hear you in the figure of Jesus.

It’s complicated, sorting out where Jesus fits into my life as a witch. But he hasn’t gone away.

Let us imagine washing the feet of someone who has wronged us. Their feet, too, are calloused and muddy from the road.

May we open our hearts to the abundance of creation.

You can crush Love down, bury it, cover it over, but it will rise.

A triumph of love over death is the core of the Easter message.

Easter is a holiday of miracles.

Jesus had no political power. He lived his whole life in the shadow of the Roman empire, and that empire killed him. Yet Jesus healed the sick, he listened, he moved among the ordinary people, in the lowly places.

“The favoured method of showing the supremacy of the Christian belief was the destruction of the holy trees of the Germans. These were trees, usually old oaks or elm trees, dedicated to the gods....

Let us imagine for a moment that our lives are like the baskets that our children will use after the service to collect colorful eggs and candy. And as we welcome that imaginative connection, let us pause for a moment to accept a blessing....

When some people think of Easter, they think of a bunny rabbit. Others would point to other fertility symbols and signs of Spring, springing forth out of the ordinary, the plain, the seemingly dead: butterflies, flowers, and the like. Christians might think of the empty cross, or of a cross with...

Note: Lisa Maria has provided instructions, below, to make this litany interactive and fun. One of her suggestions entails inviting an added written response from members of the congregation. #1: We celebrate the memory of winter’s sleep and the quieting of our souls. Response: Sing praises for...

Hate and betrayal do not and will not prevail, says the resurrection.