Posts with the tag “easter”

The Goodness of Good Friday
by Cole Feix on April 9th, 2023
The word Gethsemane means “oil press.” In those days, when olives were gathered, they were poured into a woven bag and placed beneath a millstone. These stones, which could weigh hundreds of pounds, would press the olives into the ground, and soon they began to sweat.A steep ravine runs down the east side of Jerusalem, and on the other side is the Mount of Olives. Some of the oldest trees in the w...  Read More
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Jesus Is Alive
by Cole Feix on April 7th, 2022
Jesus Is AliveAsh Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Each weekday morning, we’re going to spend a few minutes in a passage in John. Here’s the goal: read it, pray it, share it. Every post will have a passage of Scripture, a short prayer, and a question to meditate on and talk about. In a few minutes every day, we can prepare our hearts for all that God has planned in this season ...  Read More
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Jesus Moves Into the Neighborhood
by Cole Feix on March 7th, 2022
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Each weekday morning, we’re going to spend a few minutes in a passage in John. Here’s the goal: read it, pray it, share it. Every post will have a passage of Scripture, a short prayer, and a question to meditate on and talk about. In a few minutes every day, we can prepare our hearts for all that God has planned in this season of Lent. Read ...  Read More
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Lent: Turning Our Hearts to Easter
by Cole Feix on March 2nd, 2022
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. During this time period, we start to turn our hearts and minds to Easter, moving through 40 days leading up to Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and the final week of his life before his death and resurrection.  Read More
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