Easter

              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 […]

              Have you ever thought of Lent as a lesson in preparation? Just like Advent readies us for Christmas, Lent prepares us for Easter. Understanding the importance of Lent prepares us for the gift of life and death through Jesus. Today, let’s look at the three things Jesus calls us to do, especially during Lent. Last week, we studied Jesus’ time in the wilderness from a new perspective. Sometimes God leads us to uncomfortable places, so we can go […]

With a slower approach to Lent this year, I hope we have discovered a newness to Easter. Often, in my haste, I miss so much. But I have to wonder, what really comes after Easter? As we continue in that slowness, reclaiming what we might have lost or maybe something we 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 […]

        This is no ordinary week. And “extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.” As Easter approaches, this is the week we honor Christ. It is time to put all our preparation to work . This is Holy Week and Sunday’s coming! If you look up ahead, you can see the crowds waving their palm branches, shouting “Hosanna, Hosanna!” Look a little further and you will see Sunday where we will gather at the tomb and rejoice that Christ the Lord has risen! […]