Just as we did last year, we will celebrate Easter in very different ways than in the past. One “expert” stated “normal” worship services…
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We find women nearby during the crucifixion, hearing Jesus’ last words, experiencing the earthquake, and being first at the…
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Jesus’s treatment of women shocked not only religious leaders but also His disciples and perhaps nowhere more than…
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For twelve long years, the woman’s bleeding disorder isolated her because according to Jewish law, she contaminated anything…
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The crippled woman slips onto the pages of Scripture and we never hear about her again. Yet, was she one of those women who…
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The woman’s head bowed to the ground, her body bent low, her only view, her feet. For eighteen years, she was…
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Why did women follow Jesus, especially when doing so became increasingly dangerous? Jesus’s full acceptance…
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The women of Easter are the women who stood at the foot of the Cross and afar off while the Romans brutalized our Savior. Women were first…
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We have only touched the tip of the iceberg of the lives of the women of the resurrection. Let their stories inspire you to follow…
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God plants resurrection power in our hearts and often shows us its impact through prayer. Not only does prayer take us…
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My husband Chuck pastored his first church at the age of 21. He had been a Christian for a year. Leading up to the life-transforming moment…
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What drives you? What is your ultimate goal? When you come to the end of your life, what…
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Paul’s words stir up a longing in my own heart to know Jesus, to really know Him intimately. As we read in this…
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I stood in front of our library, shelves filled with my husband’s books, looking for a commentary on Philippians. Every week I taught…
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Today we will join the crowds who followed Jesus, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even…
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Many years ago, our church celebrated Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter) with a somber, dark service. We ended this…
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Each woman of the resurrection, whether standing at the Cross or standing afar off was a follower of Jesus. Each one had a tender, personal…
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Learning to articulate my ultimate identity as God’s disciple rather than as a mother forced me to find new ways of responding to my…
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Tears must have stung Martha’s eyes as she helped the servants pick up empty bowls. Her mind raced, searching for the reason he…
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I think we are a lot like the disciples and Mary. Mary’s emotions roiled like a roller coaster. Though the angels appeared to her, spoke to…
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