I understand that many people today – including many Christians – ask why God would need to send His son to suffer and die.
It seems more barbaric than loving.
And, frankly, the traditional arguments about Jesus being the perfect sacrifice to pay our debt (essentially for being imperfect humans he created) don’t make a lot of sense.
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Easter 2020 John 20:1-18 The first Easter began with Jesus’ few remaining disciples hiding behind locked doors. They were separated from their families, they didn’t know how long they would have to hide, and they weren’t sure whether or not … Continue reading
Mary Magdalene was the model of faith, and the first to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus, the Apostle to the Apostles. What does the Resurrection mean to our lives and to how Christians should look at social and political issues … Continue reading
Easter celebrates Christ’s resurrection, but Pastor Roger Barkley then asks, “Now what?”
Bootsie Shearer first reads scripture, and following Roger Barkley delivers a powerful Easter message.
The Gospel of Mark ends abruptly with three women finding Jesus’ tomb empty and simply fleeing in fear. A century or so later, a scribe added additional material to make Mark’s ending sound more like the other gospels, but the … Continue reading