For all that Thomas is, I thank God. Yes, for his pig-headedness, for his doubt, for his denial, for his dyed-in-the-wool skepticism — for all that, I thank God. Why? Because, as St. Gregory put it, “More does the doubt of Thomas help us to believe, than the faith of the disciples who believed.”

Text: John 20:19-31 (One Year)

Preacher: Pastor Christopher Gillespie, St. John Ev. Lutheran Church — Sherman Center, Random Lake, WI