You might be wondering, why we are still talking about Easter, when it is the first day of May? But as we begin to understand the gifts of Easter, we see they are actually the building blocks of our faith. Last week, we saw the disciples locked up with fear, yet Jesus still comes to them. This week, we find disbelief, and yet Jesus still comes. God is always showing up for us. Today is no different. Read […]
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Often when we do not understand something , we move into a place of fear. As we reflect on those confusing days following Jesus’ death, no one knew what was happening and they were all scared to death. That’s where we find the disciples, locked up in fear. But this is why it is important for us to understand all the gifts Easter has to offer. If you missed last week’s blog, we discovered through Mary at the […]
Maybe you think Easter is over and it is time to move on. But if we are going to fully understand the gifts of Easter, we need to look at what Easter is all about. Jesus has some incredible gifts He wants to give us, if we will accept them. Last week, we discovered wonder as our gateway to God. The week before that, we learned our last breath here is our first breath there, making the veil between the […]
With a slower approach to Lent this year, i have discovered a newness to Easter. Often, in my haste, I miss so much. But I wonder, what comes after Easter? As we continue in that slowness, reclaiming what we might have lost or missed, let’s begin to wonder. On that first Easter morning, we find those closest to Jesus, not joyful, but confused. As we watch them, they begin to wonder and something miraculous happens. God shows up, […]
Do you ever doubt? If most of us are honest with ourselves, we do. Probably more than we care to admit. Today, we are going to look at the guy known for his doubting and discover, he is not too different from me and you. If I am going to be totally transparent, I need to admit that I doubt a lot. I doubt I am ever going to obtain my ideal weight, that I will ever be […]
Maybe you think Easter is over, but if we are going to fully understand the gifts of Easter, we need to look at what it really means to be “Easter people.” I never thought of Christians as being “Easter people,” and I am not even sure what it means. I do, however, remember singing this old hymn entitled, “Easter People, Raise Your Voices.” The words go like this; “Easter people, raise your voices, sounds of heaven in earth […]