Mourning With Hope
As I sit here on Easter Sunday, the light is coming into my living room. My dog is sitting sweetly in my lap, enjoy the light scratches on her ear and getting in my face as to stop me from writing.
Old Testament: Isaiah 65:17-25 (Easter Sunday: Series C)
Obviously, the LORD has no intention of slapping a bandage on creation. He will completely restore—it will be made new.
Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 (Easter Sunday: Series C)
In Luke 24:1-12 we don’t get a carefully constructed theology of the resurrection. The evangelist doesn’t work out all the implications of Easter for our life and faith. He doesn’t offer a logical argument for why we should believe Jesus rose physically from the dead. Instead, he simply describes what happened.
Chocolate Bunnies, Bouncy Houses, Bread And Wine
Well, it is springtime! Just as you can always expect flowers to begin blooming, the days getting a little longer and everyone’s mood getting a little brighter, there’s something else you can always expect this time of the year.
The Great Easter Entmoot
On this night of nights, Christ arises victorious and sends the devil’s hordes running with no darkness to find cover; death’s dark shadow is gone