When the women arrived at the tomb early Easter morning, the angels who greeted them did so with three unbelievable words of truth: He has risen!
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The angel, who effortlessly rolled back the massive stone, had clothes of dazzling white and his appearance was like lightning. It must have been terrifying for the two women who came upon this otherworldly being.
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A man once told me of the extraordinary night when he should have died. He was driving on a lonely highway across northern Wisconsin in the middle of the night.
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So here we are again, at the most significant, most sacred weekend in our worship life as Chrsitians.
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Erin grew up with two parents who seemed to get along quite fine, but unfortunately her mother would often use love in order to manipulate her. With this model of love, Erin grew to seek love by learning to behave in certain ways.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-03-29 08:07:002023-04-03 08:13:50Three Words of Truth: “Love One Another”
Where did our optimism go? A recent study shows that 58% of Americans believe that the coming generations will have a lower quality of life than we do now.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-03-26 09:28:002023-03-27 09:31:31It is Well with My Soul
In the last words that Jesus spoke to the woman at Jacob’s well, Jesus declared himself to be God. “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-03-19 08:00:002023-03-15 10:44:40Blind No More
Jesus was never one to just go with the crowd or follow what was culturally accepted. We see that multiple times as he spent time with the outcasts of society: the tax collectors, the prostitutes, the sinners.
“Have you heard the Call of the LORD? Have you figured out what God wants you to do with your life?
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In John’s gospel, there are times when Jesus intentionally kept his identity hidden, at least initially. Think, for instance, about his long conversation with the woman at Jacob’s well in John 4.
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Far too often, professional athletes will describe their sports in terms of a war or a battle. Let’s be honest, they are just games.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2023-02-26 08:00:002023-02-24 07:54:51A Champion for the Defeated