Stones. Stones play a minor but important and recurring role in the Bible story. Think about the Tower of Babel and how people learned to make brick and stones to build that great tower. Think about Jacob out in the wilderness who took a stone as his pillow one night and dreamed about
Good Shepherd Sunday
Doubting Thomas? No. Faith-filled Thomas
Poor Thomas, saddled with that nickname “Doubting Thomas”, and for what? Wanting the exact same things the other disciples got? It doesn’t seem very fair. He finds himself in a remarkably similar situation. He has just heard the news that Jesus Christ has been raised from the dead, but he doesn’t quite believe it. He wants something more. That is the same situation the other disciples found themselves in. As we heard last week, Mary Magdalene had had the experience. She had seen him, she had touched him, and she went and told the others. They didn’t believe her.
