Easter Ritual or Miracle?
How was Easter for you and your family? Was it special and filled with worshipful wonder and the laughter of children searching for hidden eggs? I hope it was that for you, and more. I began the day enjoying an amazing worship time with my church family in Murphy. Our young church is just starting it's 8th year of ministry, and I found myself giddy with excitement over the number of families that crowded into our last service of the morning. The singing was wonderful, but then again, I'm a singer, so for me the singing is always wonderful! I am grateful every week for a pastor who unflinchingly proclaims the truth of scripture and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but I was especially grateful this morning for how God used him to share with us, verse by verse, the story of the two women coming to the tomb on Sunday morning. I have not heard the perspective he shared, and it made an impact on me that I'd like to share with you. You see, these ...