A point often overlooked when we talk about Lent is its celebratory nature. Throughout the week we remember our complete need for healing, but doing so makes our rejoicing all the more honest. During the week we are reminded that without the Light we're lost, but we remember that “Sunday's a-comin'!” On Sunday we celebrate the resurrection. We celebrate the God who brings the dead to life and calls nonexistent things into existence. But what might a celebration for partakers in the ‘kingdom of God' look like … [Read more...] about Why Should You Celebrate This King?
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How Did You Celebrate Easter?
Do you think of worship, hospitality, or celebration as spiritual disciplines? If you're like me, you associate the idea of "discipline" with things that are hard, like fasting, daily prayer, intense Bible study, and so on. But if a discipline is something that trains us to live and think rightly, then what better response to the resurrection can there be than over-the-top celebration? In fact, celebration holds a place of honor in both of my top two books on spiritual disciplines. Richard Foster, in Celebration of … [Read more...] about How Did You Celebrate Easter?