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On the third day
On the third day On the third day He rose again. His face was black and bruised. The underground famine had gnawed its gloss. Where I...
Christian Century, 04/04/06 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
The question is one of ashes and dust
The question is one of The question is one of ashes and dust It is not my name, which you have already inked into one interminable book or...
Christian Century, 11/29/05 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
Variety of Hells
Variety of Hells Variety of Hells Hell: the inescapable presence of God endured in the permanent absence of him. A hell where your name...
Christian Century, 07/12/05 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
O afterwards: A benediction
O afterwards: A benediction O afterwards: A benediction And may the old life, that rotting flesh and treasure find in the good pleasure ...
Christian Century, 05/17/05 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
Washed
Washed Washed For Carl Trovall His fingers kiss the crown of my distress, my tresses gently lingering in his hold while frankincense...
Christian Century, 09/07/04 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
A good Christian mustn't fear the darkness of the grave
But let me tell you about its landscape. Small, But let me tell you about its landscape. Small, hot, wooden, and from above no one will hear...
Christian Century, 07/13/04 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
Last Day
And shall I rise up like a loaf of bread from being so dead? Should I walk towards the light, or is it a trick (consider the wick of the candle,...
Sojourners Magazine, 04/01/04 by Essbaum, Jill Alexander · More from publication -
On the First Day
On the First Day On the First Day They put him in the ground as if hiding a great treasure. An ox-sized boulder marked the spot of it,...
Christianity and Literature, 03/22/04 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
Born, born again
Born, born again. Born, born again. Beneath the branch my flesh is sure-- Not vindicated quite, not pure As infant snow--but mine--and...
Christian Century, 07/12/03 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication -
Cross
Cross Cross The branches of this tree, not broken, not bent-- but spent. No amount of tears to drown the vacant hole that...
Christian Century, 05/08/02 by Jill Alexander Essbaum · More from publication
