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Last Edited: March 22, 2021 Original Date: March 25, 2018 A Brief Overview of Holy Week Dating back to as early as the third century C.E., Christians have commemorated the week leading up to Easter Sunday as Holy Week, a special time of observance and reflection specifically on several significant events recorded in the Gospels …
While Holy Week is typically recognized by days such as Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, there is one particular day that doesn't quite get the attention it probably deserves - in particular, the day between the Cross of Good Friday and the Empty Tomb of Resurrection Sunday, otherwise known as 'Holy Saturday,' This post explores the significance of darkness, symbolized with the tomb. When we learn to embrace the darkness, the light of resurrection becomes that much brighter.
A reflection on Lent through Isaiah 58. There is a difference between an acceptable fast and fasting for self-gain. Don't waste your fast!
"Jesus’ Gospel isn’t about getting into heaven when you die;it’s about how to get into heaven before you die."Dallas Willard While Easter, or Resurrection, Sunday is distinguished as one of our largest gatherings of the year, this past Sunday was particularly unique. We hosted one of our biggest crowds ever - 1,048 in attendance across two services - …
This morning (Easter Sunday) our community celebrated the Resurrection together, with a chilly, early start - 7am, just before sunrise - at Bicentennial Park in Greensboro...followed by an epic-sized breakfast and worship at Jam's. The music and the fellowship of the believers was sweet, all topped off with a benediction around a Cross decorated with …
This weekend, we'd like to invite you to celebrate with us the Resurrection of Christ and the events leading up to the empty tomb! Easter and the arrival of Spring are such refreshing reminders for me personally of what Jesus has come to do in our hearts and in this world...Look, I am making everything …
A few days ago, I had the privilege of attending and conference called The Strengths Summit in Asheboro, NC, presented by the Gallup Research Group.. It was a two-day conference centered around helping people discover their natural strengths, talents and abilities and ways the church can serve as a catalyst for helping people live more …
Perhaps this Easter Sunday you found yourself somewhere celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus and the fact that the tomb is empty, that Jesus is alive and is risen so that we might have life. (However you celebrated this past week, I hope it was rich in meaning for you.) Easter brings with it a time …
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23 Over the last few weeks, we’ve been engaged in a discussion with our Tuesday night gathering centered around the life (true, abundant, ‘better life than you’ve ever dreamed of’ life) that Jesus comes to offer us, and how that life …
A Contemplative Life 