Easter Hymn
By Sophia Helmkamp We lift up our voices, sing praise to our Savior, For death now is vanquished and shall be forever: Our Lord from the tomb has arisen victoriousAnd reigns now on high with…
Tag: Lent & Easter
Pursuing Jesus
By Hannah Skipper Recently, I had an interesting Easter-themed dream. It started with Jesus and His disciples walking down a dusty dirt road in the Sahara Desert and, as they go along, Jesus tells them…
Refreshment of the Spirit
By Sophia Helmkamp An acrostic on the four things (a cup, a sword, a tree, and a green hill) that Lucy remembers from the story/spell "For the Refreshment of the Spirit" that she found…
Celebrating Easter in a Pandemic
While many congregations have returned to regular attendance after the 2020-2021 health restrictions, no one can forget what it was like trying to find Christian community and commemorate Christian holidays during the pandemic's peak. In…
A Kernel of Wheat, a Cross on Calvary, and a French Mystic
As Christians we are called to live like Christ and he has given us a beautiful example not only in his willingness to bear the cross but in his resoluteness as he knowingly approached it.…
Ecce Homo: A Reflection on the Manhood of Christ
And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him and, plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. (Matt 27:28) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man.” (John 19:5)…
Springtime Gallows
"Come with me," came the call which hit my ears but ne'er to stall the last of my departure. The open door, the windows past through the yard to home at last and blessed gates…
Resurrection Power: An Easter Reflection
~ by Meagan McKinstry The author reflects on the significance of the Resurrection and how it should serve as a foundation for trusting in Christ, even in times when much seems to be going wrong.…
A Willing Victim: Easter in Narnia and Middle Earth
Although the reader may be more familiar with Christmas in Narnia, in relation to Christian festivals in C. S. Lewis’s fantasy, Easter may resonate more when exploring Christian themes. The same is also true of…
Cross and Resurrection: A Holy Week Reflection
To see things as they are is the great thing. We frequently flatter ourselves that we see through the stories we tell, reducing them to a sort of puerile or adolescent escapism, but there is…