Christianity

  • 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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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  • Maundy Thursday

        Jesus said: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” ~John 13:34-35

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  • Devotions – Feb 25 – Mar 3

    Scripture for the week: Luke 10:25-27 Instructions Read the Scripture above and live with it for the week. The devotion may either be done by yourself or with someone else. Good conversations will almost certainly come from sharing this with someone else. Devotion This week’s theme is one of the more challenging of this Lenten…

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