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Holy heartburn.(Easter sermon)(Brief Article)

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From: The Christian Century
Date: 19990407
Author:Andrews, Susan R.

Acts 2:14a; 36-41 Psalm 116, 1-3; 10-17 1 Peter 1: 17-23 Luke 24: 13-35

THE TEXTS for the third Sunday of Easter are not for the fainthearted. They are about pounding hearts, wounded hearts and burning hearts. And they invite us to encounter the living Christ in the heart of who we are. Kathleen Norris and others remind us that "to believe" is not a matter of the mind, but a matter of the heart. For what we "believe" is what we "give our heart to."

When we meet the disciples on the road to Emmaus, it is evening, and the spectacular glow of the day has begun to fade. ...

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