Great Slate Magazine Article – “Happy Crossmas!”
Posted April 8th, 2009 by Brandon Allen
It’s a few weeks old, but Slate Magazine published an article about why Easter has resisted the commercialization and de-spiritualization experienced with Christmas. Well written, and definitely gives you something to think about. Happy Crossmas! Why Easter stubbornly resists the commercialism that swallowed Christmas.
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Getting ready for Easter – Easter Sunday
Posted April 7th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
Scripture – John 20 Happy Easter! Hope we will see you at church this morning. Remember, we are doing pancakes at 9:00, so come early. Personal exercise – Visit a cemetery. Take a look at various tombstones, noting the information (date of birth, death, loved ones, etc.). You might even want to jot some notes […]
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Getting ready for Easter – Saturday
Posted April 6th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
Join us this morning (Saturday), 10:00 AM at Solid Rock Coffee House for a time for prayer for Easter. Scripture – Isaiah 53 The prophet Isaiah wrote these words about 700 years before Jesus birth. God allowed Isaiah to look forward and see an image of Jesus. So here is the big question; who killed […]
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Getting ready for Easter – Friday
Posted April 5th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
Don’t forget our “Good Friday Service” tomorrow at Watertower Christian Ministries in South St. Louis. Meet at EHS, 9:00 AM. Scripture – John 19:1-30 Personal exercise – Use the arts today. Lots of options. If you are a writer, write a prayer, a poem, or a story that expresses feelings and ideas about the cross. […]
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Getting ready for Easter – Thursday
Posted April 4th, 2007 by Mike Hubbard
Scripture: Matthew 26:36-56 Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane has two overarching themes that get me. First, we have the failure of Jesus best friends to pray with him when He was in anguish. I can’t be too hard on these guys because there are countless times I have failed to pray with people when they needed […]
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