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Scripture Readings Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! In this last Lenten Bible Study we did on The Chosen, Season 3, they pointed out a phrase that the Jews often said to each other. “Shalom Shalom.”  If you remember episode 7 where the Roman Gaius asks Peter why he says it twice, he answers “Well, once means ‘peace.’ Twice means ‘perfect peace’ … complete wholeness.” This isn’t just The Chosen movie magic, either. It is actually a Biblical greeting that comes fr

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Scripture Readings Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Christ  is Risen! Christ is  Risen! Christ is Risen!  No matter on which syllable you place the emphasis, it is all true! The stone was rolled away and the tomb was empty! The crucified Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was not there! The neon sign outside the tomb flashed “vacant!” “He is not here! He has risen,”  the angel said to the bewildered women. “Come, see the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell Hi

Scripture Readings: St. John's Passion Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen! The cross . You literally see it everywhere. It hangs around peoples’ necks. Athletes often make the sign of the cross before competing in events. Hospitals frequently have crosses or crucifixes in the halls. And of course, churches are adorned with crosses inside the sanctuary and on top of steeples. The cross is a very popular symbol of re

Scripture Readings Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen! “For the Lord will pass through to strike the Egyptians, and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you”  (Ex 12:23). There you go, folks. That’s the whole reason we have gathered here tonight at God’s house. On this night that is not like an

Scripture Readings Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen! Back in the good ol’ glory days of the Roman Empire, there was no shortage of pomp and circumstance. To boast about the achievements of the Empire was ingrained into every single citizen. At times of war this concept was never more clear. The Roman Triumph  was a prime example. It was one of the most prestigious customs in ancient Rome. It coupled a grand civil

Scripture Readings Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen! Way back in 1905, a guy named Frederick Wells conducted a routine inspection of a diamond mining operation that he was managing. The story goes that Wells spotted a flash of light reflecting from the wall of the open pit about 18 feet below the surface during the inspection. He climbed up to the location and pried it out with a pocket knife. Initially he though