For as many times as we’ve heard the Easter story, the whole event still feels, well, kind of farfetched. Perhaps in your head you hold as fact that the lifeless body of Jesus rose from the grave, but during those dark nights of the soul, your heart nonetheless wonders: Can you trust resurrection? That’s whyContinue reading “Alive, Unbound, and Loosed”
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You Remember, Don’t You?
This sanctuary feels so full on Easter Sunday. The smell of fragrant lilies and the sound of alleluia choruses overwhelm the air. The faith community packs the pews, dressed in the spring hues of its “Sunday best,” and the familiar faces of visiting family and friends charge the atmosphere with good holiday energy. Easter SundayContinue reading “You Remember, Don’t You?”
Spotting Jesus
Sprinkled across the Gospels are scenes that all play out with similar plots. In the presence of his closest friends and followers – the Twelve Apostles, Jesus does something extraordinary. He cures the sick; he cleanses the unclean; he raises the dead. What for Jesus is the stuff of daily ministry understandably leaves the ApostlesContinue reading “Spotting Jesus”
My Word Is Flexibility
The intimidating thought of being known for who you really and truly are as a person cuts like a double-edged sword of bane and blessing. On the one hand, 94 percent of respondents to a recent poll agreed with the statement, “Nobody really knows me.” While some folks might take clandestine comfort in such anonymity,Continue reading “My Word Is Flexibility”