Many Christians, myself included, did not grow up with the tradition that referred to the Saturday before Easter as Black Saturday. Today I am appreciative of that Tradition. Avoiding the implications of that day leave us to think more of Easter as a holiday rather than a Holy Day.… Continue reading
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Last year I was in Guatemala the weekend before Palm Sunday. The annual parade includes life size figures telling the story of Jesus. Look close and you will see an interesting image. A person shouldering the cross of Jesus. Quite the image.
Read MoreIf you have young children or grandchildren, like me, you may find the Holy Moly videos from Sparkhous worth checking out.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjEe2MX1x4&feature=share&list=UU1d-wyazLGBF4_sVzmlzImQ… Continue reading
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Lifeway Research released the results of a recent survey – “Do you plan to attend a worship service on Easter?” In the course of describing the survey results, Russ Rankin offers a couple of takeaways given by Scott McConnell. First, Christians should not take for granted … Continue reading
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More than 30 years ago, before Southern Baptists discovered Church Planting Movements, CPM’s, and adopted the same for a growth strategy, Pastor Pedro began planting churches. He traveled by foot. He planted thirty-four churches in thirty-two years.
We stopped to meet Pastor Pedro. His son-in-law helped with our translation … Continue reading
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