“And when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often…
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I enjoyed scrolling down my Facebook feed Sunday evening. It was filled with beautiful pictures of families enjoying their Easter festivities together. Lots of smiles, love, laughter. At least that’s the way the camera captured the moment and the way most of us want to remember our lives and the…
Read more45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. 46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”-which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 When some of those standing there heard…
Read moreIt can get to be routine year after year the remembrance and celebration of the events that are the foundation of our faith. The birth, death and resurrection of the son of God. We can become guilty of going through the motions, reading the stories in the Bible, and participating…
Read moreThis week we had to cut our tree down in the backyard. I’m not sure when or how, but at some time our tree became diseased and stopped growing. As the men were cutting it down, I came to realize something: the tree may have stopped growing but the roots…
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