Tag: Easter
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WHY DO THEY CALL IT A FAST WHEN IT GOES SO SLOW?
Like a lot of Christ-followers, I started my Lenten fasting on Wednesday (Ash Wednesday). Lent is the 40 non-Sunday days before Easter. In some non-traditional circles it is simply called “40-days of prayer and fasting.” Fasting is something I’ve studied for years. If you didn’t start your fast on Wednesday, you can still start one. …
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COLONEL?
The last two weeks or so this blog has been too serious. At least, that is what I’ve been told. That probably has a lot to do with gearing up for Easter. Which, by the way, we had a great Easter day at our wonderful church—so many great people to celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection with! But,…
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EASTER RANDOM THOUGHTS
Today, I share four completely unrelated and random thoughts about Easter which are swirling around in my otherwise empty mind. 1. It is curious to me that people who never go to church go to church on Easter Sunday. For me, Easter is in many ways “just another Sunday,” in that every week I worship…
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HOLY WEEK REFLECTION
Yesterday in our Palm Sunday service my oldest daughter performed a monologue I wrote. She did such a wonderful job with it. The piece is a reflection of Holy Week based on the Gospel of John. The Fourth Gospel is the one I’ve been working through during Lent and will also spend time with…