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Blog Christ Is Risen! Christ Is Risen Indeed!
- By John P. Gilbert
- Posted on March 28th, 2012
Christ is risen! Not restored to life from the dead, not resuscitated, not brought back to life, but Risen! Given new life, given a new body! Given a new beginning! Christ is…
Blog Come Back, Easter Crowd!
- By Maurilio Amorim
- Posted on March 27th, 2012
Easter is often a wasted opportunity for churches. “Easter attendance looks good in the reports, but the extra people show up for that Sunday but they don’t come back…
Articles Lessons and Carols for Palm/Passion Sunday
- By Bromleigh McCleneghan
- Posted on March 26th, 2012
As we approach the end of the Lenten season, and preparations for Easter celebrations are made with increasing urgency, some churches begin to resound with the ambivalence of both …
Articles Sermon Series: Seeing Easter
- By Cindy Guthrie Ryan
- Posted on March 19th, 2012
A two-week series for Easter and the following Sunday. Week 1: Glimpses of Resurrection Colossians 1:18-20 Martin Luther wrote, “Our God has written the truth of…
Articles Surviving Crucifixion
- By Barbara Brown Taylor
- Posted on March 12th, 2012
One Summer, I had two pet spiders at home in my kitchen. They were small, black, and furry with red dots on their backs. They played chase on the water faucet and hid from each…
Audio What Is Palm Sunday?
- By Jacqui King
- Posted on March 8th, 2012
Jacqui King is pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX. Pastor King holds an M.Div. from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Pennsylvania…