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We Live in a Good Friday World

By Dave Burchett As Easter approaches I remembered an article in USA Today titled We are Easter People. I think it is worth a second look and here is a portion of the piece written by Diane Cameron. One of the lowest po…
Who is Jesus to You?

By David Miller Recently one of the pastors I work with asked a group of us the question, “What is it about Jesus that you love“. I was blown away at the variety of answers given. Each of us identified with…
Victory, An Easter Poem

Victory By Joel Mitchell Thorned crown, fell cross The Christ endured Cruel spikes, spear thrust Spilled his guiltless blood Man's vilest vicious act Victory ensured The tempter trembled The triumph was not his On S…
Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord: Matthew 28:1-15

Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside…
The True Meaning of Easter: It's Not the Candy

What is the first thing that most people think about when they hear the word "Easter?" I'll tell you what most children think about: Eggs! Candy! Bunnies! Easter baskets! Uhhh... Come again? Since when is Easter ab…
The Sealed and Lonely Tomb: Matthew 27:62-66

The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate. They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from…
Celebrating Easter and Hunting Eggs: Should We Do Both?

I am going to continue a practice that I started with my series of posts on Christmas. If I want to refer to the day in which Christians remember the death of Jesus on the cross, I will use the word Easter. If I want to…
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus: Matthew 27:27-54

Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head…
"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

By JDK at The Mockingbird Blog In this cry of Jesus from the cross, his fourth of the final seven, we come to these despairing words that, paradoxically, have given people such comfort. In Cross Shattered Christ, his me…
A Few Holy Week Challenges

Holy week is upon us and Christians all around the world are preparing their hearts and minds to celebrate the crucifixion burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. I want to use this forum to offer a…