My granddaughter Sophie is now two. Her every need has been met from the moment of birth, the evidence of which is my daughter’s ongoing mommy-fatigue. Little Sophie’s two older siblings have enjoyed the same lack of want, and resultant lack of worry. Millions of orphans and street children have never known a parent who […]
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Day 1: The Devotion of the Women As we start this new week looking at the Resurrection there are so many details that must be noticed by our hearts for our faith to grow into worship. Three appearances are recorded on the first Easter Sunday. It’s dawn and time to peek into the empty tomb! […]
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Day One: The Incarnation, Easter’s Birthplace Yesterday we marked the anniversary of the most miraculous moment since the dawn of time: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. How would you evaluate the experience? Not your church or pastor, but your own heart? Were you distracted by the to-dos for your Easter brunch? Did you allow yourself […]
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Every year the world celebrates the Incarnation, the beyond-comprehension truth that Jesus set aside His deity and willingly became a single microscopic cell inside the pitch black of Mary’s womb. Think about it. The immense eternal Light of the World willingly buried His light for nine months. At His birth, Jesus, our eternal God, appeared […]
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Did you know that bunnies and chicks have nothing to do with Easter? What a surprise! Yes, I know that they are the focus of most Easter celebrations. They are comfortable and cute … unlike the cross and death at the center of the real Easter. What Jesus accomplished on the cross is the […]
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