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After the Night is Over
He is not here; for he has been raised. Usually a person isn’t so happy to truck themselves all that way to see somebody and find they aren’t there. The Great Vigil of Easter | Matthew 28:1-10 Those four words: “He is not here” are among our favorite words as Christians. Probably more than for…
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Crossed
He warned them. Three times he said what would happen when they got here. To Jerusalem. Three times. Just like the three times Peter would deny him. And the three times they fell asleep waiting. They knew what was ahead. Jesus told them! But they weren’t prepared for this. Not the cross. Good Friday |…
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The Unity Table
I never know how I’m supposed to feel today. We know how we’ll feel tomorrow and then the third day. We know how we will feel. How things will be tomorrow. We feel that confusion today. There’s an anticipation to this day we call Maundy Thursday. A day in which the big story’s climax is…
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For Wednesday of Holy Week
Recap of Matthew 21-24 The gospel is building toward its great climax in the Passion, which we’ll cover this weekend. It began in the approach to Jerusalem, in the Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday. Then on Monday and Tuesday, we covered three chapters of Matthew, 21-23. After entering Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple, driving…
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For Tuesday of Holy Week
Recap of Matthew 21-22 The climax of the gospel began on Sunday with the Triumphal Entry. Chapter 21 From there, Jesus went to the Temple, drove the tax collectors and dove sellers out, only to find those in need of healing coming in — a kind of exchange which yields far different results than the…
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“If you don’t like where you are…”
If you don’t like where you are, change it. You’re not a tree. ~ Jim Rohn We’re in Holy Week! The home stretch! #LentFail
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The Wisdom of Crowds
Hear the excitement in the air, crackling with power and uncertainty, with the anticipatory cries of “Hosanna!” For here is the new king, anointed, blessed successor, and reuniter! The one who would bring the glory of the one kingdom back with its conquering power! He is here and we will be saved! Excitement and confusion…
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Why I Hope You Fail This Lent
Throughout Lent, I’ve offered inspirational quotes (like this one and this one) about success and failure, adding a hashtag: #LentFail. I’m doing this so that you understand that it’s OK to fail. More than that. It’s good to fail during Lent. I’ve often commented that Lent is treated like a second swing at a New…
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