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A Resurrection Revelation — New Life and the Grace of God
The great gift of Easter is the revelation of God, of the work we are called to do, the life we are to ignite, and the hope that is in us all.
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With Fear and Great Joy — the delight of resurrection hope
The Resurrection of Jesus comes, not just with salvation, but command and hope, to participate in a greater project of salvation.
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Sacrifice and Love — the Tragedy in the Crucifixion
The challenge of the crucifixion, of gathering on Good Friday, is allowing ourselves to remember, to face the sin of the world, to redeem it all.
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For the Sake of Love — The Embarrassing Life of Service
The most powerful symbol for us on Maundy Thursday is the washing of feet and the command that we wash each others’. We’d really rather not.
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Confusion at the Tomb — for Easter Day
In the visit to the tomb, we see the elements of Easter that are often pushed aside, like the bindness of grief and trust in the witness of others
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Risen — attributing the glory to God
We have a linguistic and theological hangup of attributing the glory of God to Jesus — a move that also deprives us of seeing the true grace in it all.
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A Threat of Grace — The love exposed by the triumphal entry
The radical nature of Palm Sunday is best seen in its wider context, so that we can see that we already know what Jesus has come to do.
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To See and Know For Ourselves — for Palm Sunday
Our own experience of Palm Sunday invites us to witness again, with understanding and hope, that we might always trust in Jesus.
