Oookay. The chocolate bunnies are eaten (or melted). The Peeps are put away for next year. (Does anyone actually eat them?) Eggs are found. Baskets are rummaged through. The overflow seats for the sanctuary are dollied away. Now can we focus on the Resurrection? Easter hype is fine. Good actually. But … [Read more...]
5 Creative Reminders About the Power of the Resurrection
It’s been said that if the Devil can’t get you to sin, he’ll get you busy. The quickest path to an ineffective, unfruitful faith is busy, daily living. A distraction-filled life robs us of the strength we gain through an intimate walk with God. Further, it keeps us from tapping into a power source that is IN us: the power of … [Read more...]
Is Your Lenten Sacrifice Like Your Brackets? Busted? Then #tpoCriiy!
With the loss of a #1 seed and a couple #2 seeds, many March Madness brackets are no doubt busted, especially since one of the #2 seeds was perennial power, Duke. And now that we are deep into Lent, there’s a good chance that your Lenten sacrifice is busted as well. So, just as online bracket groups offer “bracket busted” … [Read more...]
Serving Up a Big Peace
Imagine the disciples’ situation that first Easter weekend. They’d followed Jesus for three years. They depended on Him for guidance, even for daily things like food. They found His teaching irresistible. They were moved by His mercy and compassion. And they’d just watched Him die—at the hands of an angry mob they thought might … [Read more...]