Easter
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Can We Even Easter?
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7 min read
It is tempting to try to cancel Easter for the pandemic. Or selfishly gather with foolish abandon. But at the heart of Easter is God’s presence.
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He is Risen!
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5 min read
The sign seemed pretty mundane. But they have no idea how their advertising defangs the power Easter can have for Christian communities. There’s a certain Methodist church I pass daily. They have an electronic sign which can display upcoming events and fancy graphics. It’s the kind of thing which inspires in me both jealousy and…
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The Story
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8 min read
In returning to the beginning of the story, we come to see how Jesus got here, how we got here, and what we’re called to about it.
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Looking for Jesus
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7 min read
In the resurrection story, we get an Easter image as confounding as it is hopeful.
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The Trouble with Easter
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2 min read
THE TROUBLE WITH EASTER You have to admit that Easter kind of sucks. Don’t get me wrong, the resurrection is great and everything and I love those cream eggs but next to Lent, this season is all treble and no bass. We spent 40+ days holding back praying and abstaining contemplating the persistent darkness and…
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Before Christ is Risen
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6 min read
For Christians, the empty tomb is a strange image for Easter — we struggle with what God is actually giving us: the need to wrestle with Jesus’s absence before we can find him present. Mary confronts death before seeing new life Easter | John 20:1-18 There is more to say than “Christ is Risen!” Not…