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Why, Lord?
What a week! This past week, I was glued to the TV. Horrific images of explosions and the stories in their aftermath were being played over and over again. First, the Boston Marathon. Then, the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, TX. One disaster was man-made and of nefarious intent. The other an accident.… Continue reading
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Why do we go to church anyway?
On Sunday (4/14), our adult Sunday School class discussed the last of 7 sessions using the Animate Faith series called Church | An Imperfect Family led by Bruce Reyes-Chow. This has been a great 7 weeks as this study has raised good questions, given some direction, and has truly has engaged the participants in deeper conversation… Continue reading
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Prayer: Let’s take a look
We all know that prayer is central to the Christian life. But, at some points in our lives, prayer can seem like one of those chores you do because you feel you have to – much like those times we were made to eat our veggies as kids: “Just eat it … it’s good for… Continue reading
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Easter (4/1 – 4/7)
Jesus Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! This is good news to us, and we’ve come to expect this annual proclamation of Jesus’ resurrection. I wonder what the first month after the resurrection was like for the apostles. We have record of some of it in the Bible. The Bible doesn’t explain how… Continue reading
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Good Friday Bible Readings
Jesus’ death and resurrection forever changed the course of history. The account of Jesus’ trial and crucifixion is recorded in all four Gospels. Take some time today to read one or all of these. Matthew 26:57-27:66 Mark 14:53-15:47 Luke 22:54-23:56 John 18:12-19:42 Continue reading
