Bridgetown Audio Podcast Easter - 2026
Apr 6, 2026
A close reading of John 20 brings resurrection to life through three portraits: Mary’s grief and restoration, Thomas’s honest doubt, and Peter’s shame turned mission. The talk explores resurrection as new creation that heals people and the world. It highlights how tenderness, wounds, and naming restore dignity and purpose.
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Resurrection As New Creation
- John frames Jesus' life as a new creation that undoes the story gone off the rails.
- Tyler Staten ties John 1 and the resurrection to God bringing light out of darkness, making Easter the first day of new creation.
Resurrection Begins At The Graveside
- The resurrection story begins as a funeral story that meets grief, not a fairy tale escape.
- Tyler Staten shows Mary Magdalene's tears as necessary to recognize and be met by the risen Jesus.
Mentoring Through A Student's Loss
- Tyler Staten recounts mentoring a high schooler who lost his mother to cancer and sitting with him at Olive Garden.
- The story illustrates how confronting death forces hard questions and exposes grief's reality.