March 29
Dying to Live
Life is full of endings - the death, the finish of something. When you think about it, the things that scare us, disappoint us, bother us, and sometimes offend us the most are not solely the things themselves, but rather, it is partly about how those things represent an ending to us…and our human instinct is to react negatively to endings. Endings seem so final. The funny thing is, death is an important part of life.
Jesus said, “Unless a seed dies, it remains only one seed; but if it dies, it produces many seeds and small seedlings of love which then grow into great love.” It is hard to consider ending things in order for something new to begin, but, in part, that is what living a Christian life is about.
April 5
Lives that Shout "Hosanna"
This week we celebrate the Palms and the Passion - the triumphant ride and the laborous walk. On this Sunday, every year, I like to encourage us to place ourselves into the crowd on each of those events and consider how easy it would have been to be a part of either crowd. And then, consider how even today we are at times a part of each crowd: those who shout "Crucify Him" and those who shout "Hosanna."
April 12
Easter Music Celebation
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