by Bob | Mar 31, 2013 | Easter, Good Friday
The Glorious Easter Exchange Though we celebrate Easter today, the impact of Easter is eternal. Just what happened at Easter? What difference does Easter make? Easter changes everything. Easter makes all the difference in this world and in the world to come. John...
by Bob | Mar 30, 2013 | Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Waiting
It’s Saturday . . . but Sunday’s Coming! It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On...
by Bob | Mar 29, 2013 | Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday
What’s So Good About Good Friday? Today is Good Friday. The day Christians memorialize death. Christ’s death. Christ’s crucifixion. What’s so good about that? In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No...
by Bob | Mar 28, 2013 | Church History, Perpetua, Sacred Friendships, Suffering, Women's History, Women's History Month, Women's Studies
Women’s History Month, Part 2: The Road to Hope Note: The following post originally appeared in Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith which tells the story of over fifty remarkable Christian women. For Part One of this two-part post,...
by Bob | Mar 27, 2013 | Church History, Church Mothers, Perpetua, Sacred Friendships, Women's History, Women's History Month, Women's Studies
Women’s History Month, Part 1: Not Your Father’s Church History Note: The following post originally appeared in Sacred Friendships: Celebrating the Legacy of Women Heroes of the Faith which tells the story of over fifty remarkable Christian women. Listening to the...