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What if Easter Never Happened?
Here we are. The day between Good Friday and Easter. Yesterday, we might have attended a Good Friday service and meditated on Jesus’ sacrifice. Tomorrow, we will celebrate His resurrection. But for today, we forget the story of redemption in the bustle of life. It’s just another Saturday. But what if Easter never happened? What if the story ended at Good Friday? What would we do then? Without the resurrection, Good Friday would simply be another Memorial Day. A time to place flowers on a grave and remember times gone by. But more than that, it would be a day of grieving. Without the resurrection, we would still be in…
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Come As You Are, But Don’t Stay As You Are
Have you ever had a life-changing experience? You know, one of those events where you go in as one person and leave as another? Once it’s over, you can’t stop thinking about it. Your whole life has been changed. It’s probably the biggest topic of conversation when you get together with friends. It permeates everything. The most life-changing event as Christians is the day we were saved. Now, I know some of us don’t remember a distinct salvation moment and that’s not what I’m talking about. When we are saved, our lives are drastically changed. Paul says we are a “new creation.” Unfortunately, we don’t always live changed lives. We…
