Easter As New Creation

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!  This simple, but yet profound proclamation is both personal and communal, and claims our place in creation and God’s acts of new…

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Why Holy Week Takes my Breath Away

Holy Week begins with a parade, filled with excitement and joy...lots of energy...children laughing and playing in the streets as people shout “Hosanna” (“Pray, save us) to Jesus as he…

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Resurrection: Fiction or Fact?

Let’s face it:  Someone rising from the dead is not something that happens every day.  Like us, the people in first century Israel would have had a hard time wrapping…

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Re-Birth

When Nicodemus converses with Jesus he is introduced to a new understanding of living in relationship with God and those God loves.  Drawing upon a birthing metaphor, Jesus impresses upon…

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