By Kelly Carr There are moments, days, weeks at a time when you are plodding along through life, not thinking about it. You don’t plan to disassociate. But it just kind of happens. Then suddenly, recognition dawns upon your mind and heart and soul and sweeps you right along with it. It might arrive in […]
By Bob Hostetler It’s a busy time filled with Easter baskets, Easter bunnies, egg coloring, egg rolling, egg hunts, new clothes, church activities, cooking, eating, and more. By the time our celebration of Jesus’ resurrection is over, however, we may feel more dead than alive. Worse, the beauty of the resurrection can end up feeling […]
By David Faust Words like great and awesome have become so overused these days that they mean next to nothing. In popular lingo, God is great—but so is a talented baseball player or a new cleaning product. Shouldn’t we reserve words like awe for the reverence we show our Creator, not the way we feel […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What is the biggest obstacle you’ve faced in your life? Have you overcome it? If so, how? Read Mark 16:1-8. 2. What obstacles, literal and figurative, did the women face throughout this narrative? 3. What faith do you see displayed in these women? (Though the women were afraid, they […]
Devotional thoughts on Mark 16:1-8 By Jonathan Underwood Many people long for a second chance—an opportunity to put their flawed past behind them. That’s what the gospel of grace is all about: putting our past behind us and achieving a new future. From the morning of the resurrection, we can see that God was putting […]
