Lent and Easter Resources
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Easter Reflection by Harriett Jane Olson
03/29/2013 How appropriate that one of the lectionary readings for today is Acts 10—Peter in the house of Cornelius. This event is not a retelling of the Easter story itself.
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Being Bearers of Palms of Peace and Praise in the Midst of Needs and Conflicts by Julia Yoder Elmore
03/15/2013 We can wave palms of peace and praise because we have hope that the worst things are never the last things. As Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the day we celebrate as Palm Sunday, he knew that the week ahead would be physically, emotionally and spiritually demanding. Amid the peace and praise of those waiving their palms, the religious leaders were watching from afar, in conflict with Jesus over all he was doing.
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“Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?” by Glory E. Dharmaraj
03/14/2013 Psalm 22 is a lament. Jesus, in his excruciating pain on the cross, uses the opening verse of this psalm of lament. This cry of Jesus, captured for us by the Gospel writers in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, is one of deep despair and abandonment.
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Beyond the Golden Rule by Carmen F.S. Vianese
03/13/2013 Whether Christian or not, we’ve all been taught the Golden Rule: "Do to others as you would have them do to you." Jesus said it in a positive restatement of something in the Jewish oral tradition. It sounds simple, but as we all know, living it out is very difficult. Not to mention that within the Golden Rule is the focus on “you.” No matter how many lessons you learn from doing to others, they’re still your lessons, and it all still depends on your human capacity to love. And unfortunately, too often, that capacity is more like a dinner plate than a deep well, far too shallow when compared with the task at hand of living a different, loving kind of life.
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Cordialmente Suya: Porque Tanto Amó Dios al Mundo by /por Harriett Jane Olson
03/06/2013 Desde niña viví en New Jersey y llegué a asociar la llegada de ciertas flores con Pascua y a conectar esto con la resurrección y la nueva vida --tanto es así, que me resultó desconcertante ver que los árboles ciclamor florecen en Nashville a principios de la Cuaresma.
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Responsively Yours: For God So Loved the World by Harriett Jane Olson
03/05/2013 If "God so loved the world" - what about us? Do we so love the world?
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Christ-Bearing People Pressing On Toward the Goal by Ruth E. Robinson
02/26/2013 A little over a year ago, the Dallas Bethlehem Center came to a crossroads in its ability to deliver educational and social services to its constituent community. The center experienced a significant lack of financial support, caused, in part, by the downturn of the economy.
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Bearers of the Message of Reconciliation and New Creation by Gary Locklear
02/25/2013 Today is a new day, and we’re trusted to be bearers of this message of reconciliation and hope for all humanity.
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Bearing Witness: Being People of One God in Christ Above All Idols by Catherine Mudime Akale
02/09/2013 Witness bearing! A term of great significance to the Christian Church, it conjures up many images when we think of the toll that bearing witness for Christ has taken upon Christians throughout the ages.
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Being Bearers of Caring Concern by Nadine Ilunga Ngoy
02/08/2013 As we go through this Lenten season, let us reflect on what it is to be a woman in Africa.
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Being Bearers of Faith Confessing Christ in Word and Deed. by Clara Ester
02/07/2013 If we believe and confess with our lips that Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, our sins will be pardoned.
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“You are off track. Recalculating.” by Glory E. Dharmaraj
02/06/2013 Lenten Reflections: Ash Wednesday, 2013
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ID Laws that Prevent People from Voting in the November Election
08/30/2012 United Methodist Women are concerned about Pennsylvania and other states seeking to disenfranchise many voters by the new law that requires an identification card.
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Resurrection Hope: Still Possible Today by Harriett Jane Olson
04/08/2012 The story of Holy Week is a mix of conversations between the closest of companions and the “wide angle” pageantry of festival season in Jerusalem. What do we make of the story’s ending?
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Standing by God in a Time of Sorrow by Carmen Faye-Sanford Vianese
04/06/2012 As we continue our journey this Lenten season from the cross of sacrifice and sorrow to the gift of resurrection and salvation, let us not lose hope.
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They Will Know We Are Christians by Our Love by Nancy Bearden
04/05/2012 We are to love others based on Jesus’ sacrificial love for us. Such love will not only bring unbelievers to Christ; it will also keep believers strong and united.
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Draw Closer to God by Tupou Seini Kelemeni
04/01/2012 My wish for you and me this Palm Sunday is that we draw closer to God because God’s love and grace is sufficient for all of us to share.
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Give Yourself Away by Judi Nibbelink
03/25/2012 Are we truly followers of the Christ or are we simply admirers of Jesus?
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Ramon by Matt Morgan
03/18/2012 Ramon has been in and out of prison for most of his life, mostly for drug-related offenses, both using and selling. He is HIV positive, has mental health issues and has burned most of his bridges with friends or family.
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It’s Time to Overturn the Tables by Laura Kirby
03/11/2012 In a Sunday school class I was in years ago we were asked, “Is anger a sin?” The incident described in John 2:13-22, in which Jesus turns over the tables of the moneychangers and those selling goods in the temple, is one of the most often cited examples of Jesus displaying anger.
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