March 27, 2018
This Easter week, you’ve probably reflected on the most central story of Christianity: Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the dead. The greatest gift ever offered. A few parallel stories, some of my favorites in the Bible, are also about gifts. Sometimes I forget how close in timing and proximity they are to […]
Read More →April 12, 2017
This Easter week, my thoughts turn dark as I look to Friday. Pain. Death. Grief. But Friday is only the climax to the story. It’s not the resolution. It’s not the end. In the words of Dr. E.V. Hill, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s coming!” Oswald Chambers reminds us that the horrible events of that historic […]
Read More →April 15, 2014
Ever notice how we build up to Christmas for months, but give maybe one week to thinking about Easter? But Easter is the most significant celebration of the entire year for Christ-followers. The whole point of Christmas is Easter. The crux of the matter is the cross. The baby born in a manger came for one […]
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