He is risen! Now, what?

April 8, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

Life after Easter can seem anticlimactic. We have suffered like Jesus during Lent. We have remembered him while partaking of Communion on Maundy Thursday. We have reflected on the meaning of his death on Good Friday and waited in anticipation for Sunday morning. Well, Sunday has come and gone. The resurrection is past; the day is behind us. The […]

“Sunday’s Coming”

April 4, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

She kept her quiet vigil In the shadow of the cross, A youthful, sad- eyed woman Weeping softly for her loss… It was Friday… and her son was going to die… The infant she had cradled In her heart in other days Looked down in anguish With compassion in his gaze… It was Friday… and […]

Thank God for Good Friday!

April 3, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

We call it Good Friday. It might be considered an oxymoron given what happened to Jesus more than two thousand years ago. He was falsely arrested, savagely beaten, mercilessly mocked and crucified without apology. He looked out and the crowd of more than 5,000 that he had fed were not there. He looked down and […]

Lent: Something more

March 17, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Lent. The mysterious four- letter word that we have made a routine, no chocolate, no television, no, no, no. We use it as an occasion to diet, to take a break from a favorite guilty pleasure. We do not think of Christ’s suffering but the dress or pants size we hope to be, the time […]

If God’s not dead (Pt. 2)

March 15, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

During this season of Lent, when Christians draw closer to Christ and remember his sufferings for us, I wonder what of Christ’s death impacts us today? How do we feel about it? What do we do about it? Are we stuck in the grieving process? Because if God’s not dead, then why do we act […]

The Raceless Gospel

Category: Meditation