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 Sandi McReynolds “MomMac, why do they call the day they killed Jesus ‘good’?” It’s Good Friday, and I’m taking my granddaughters shopping when the conversation turns to Easter. Skye, age 10—excuse me, almost 11—is seeking truth. Jesus is whispering to her heart. Her questions are perceptive and sincere. Her cousin Lilly, age 13, has […]
By Dr. David Downey Easter is almost upon us. For Christians, this is more than just a season. All history points to Jesus’ work among us. It is appropriate that time dating goes according to BC and AD (Before Christ and anno Domini or “in the year of the Lord”). Though often panned by some, […]
By Valerie Jones The crowd shouted, “Hosanna!” and laid their palm branches at his feet as Jesus made his entry into the town. We imagine the scene so clearly: women, children, and men so aptly attuned to this humble man riding on a donkey. This is the scene and memory we celebrate every spring in […]
