Today is Easter Sunday, or the Resurrection of the Sovereign [sic]. The highest of the holy days in several religious calendars. It is the day, if not necessarily the date, that Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ. As I mentioned at the top of the sermon, this can be…
Palm Sunday can be tricky to put together. Good Friday tends to be an easier service. So what happens when you add them together and call today Palm/Passion Sunday? Easier? Harder? Neither, really, just different. The move to Palm Sunday being combined with Good Friday came about when it became obvious that Good Friday service…
Water. It is one of the critical things for survival. We can live for about three days without water. We have to have it. Most civilizations arose around water – lakes, rivers, oceans – because if you have water, you can get the other things you need to live. Agriculture is impossible without water; water…