4/6/26 MondayMatters: Keep Easter Going

4/6/26 MondayMatters: Keep Easter Going

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Easter is not a one day event. Easter changed our calendar. It changed our holiday system. It changed the Hallmark Business and the Cadaver Egg business. More importantly, Easter changed the whole plan of salvation. God allowed access mankind to Himself by way of His Son, Jesus. Not only is Easter more than a one day even in the cosmos, it should be an ongoing awareness in our individual lives. We need to find a way to keep Easter going past one Sunday or even one weekend. The church calendar calls the next 5 Sundays, Easter. Here are four ideas to help you keep Easter going in your life this year.

Here’s the video.

https://youtu.be/sZXEy3GBd1E?si=x6aYH9FjJqOYvGcJ

 

I’ll post a thought each day this week on that topic on Facebook and Instagram. Also, look for the new Branches podcast, Extending Branches to drop tomorrow morning on Spotify, Apple cast, and wherever you go for your podcasts. Like and subscribe if you would. For one central location to be made aware of all things, well, me 😬, subscribe at branchesblog.com

 

MondayMatters Day 45: Necessary Suffering

MondayMatters Day 45: Necessary Suffering

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Jon-Mical pitched yesterday against a very good team from Youngstown, Ohio. He pitched well, going 6 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 walks,  with 2 strikeouts. We won 11-4. And I suffered through most of the game. There is a unique form of suffering that grandparents endure at ballgames or band concerts. It… Continue Reading

MondayMatters Lent Day 44: Backwards Land

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Reading today Psalm 95 and John 18:24-40 When Jon-Mical and Jakson, our grandsons, were little, I began telling them an ongoing story when they came over to spend the night. We would all squeeze in the same bed together, Mimi, Jon-Mical, Jakson, and PoppyC, and they would say,”PoppyC, tell us a story about Backwards Land.”… Continue Reading

MondayMatters Lent Day 41: That About Says It All

MondayMatters Lent Day 41: That About Says It All

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MondayMatters Lent Day 41: That About Say’s It All John 12:1-11   I think they are called microcosms, those snapshots of life that pretty much sum up the whole thing. We had one this morning. I was getting Amos ready for school. He’s 3 and ¾. (Do NOT forget the ¾’s. In fact, he says… Continue Reading

VLOG MondayMatters 3/30/26: Managing the Middle

VLOG MondayMatters 3/30/26: Managing the Middle

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https://youtu.be/9wsbari8pnk?si=mf-fboa0l6dQ8gte Knowing where we start and where we finish is 90% of the battle. What’s even better is knowing that where we start and where we finish is in hands far bigger and better than ours. Begin with God. End with God. And you’ll be able to manage the middle. Don’t forget to follow branchesblog.com… Continue Reading

MondayMatters Lent: March 25, Day 36 Sweet Comfort

MondayMatters Lent: March 25, Day 36 Sweet Comfort

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MondayMatters Lent: Day 36 (yes, I miscounted the days yesterday ) 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 I have a friend, Bryan Duncan, who played in a Christian Rock Band in the 70’s called The Sweet Comfort Band. They came to be in the second wave of the Jesus Revolution that started in the hippie world of Riverside,… Continue Reading

MondayMatters Lent: March 26, Day 37 And Then You Die

MondayMatters Lent: March 26, Day 37 And Then You Die

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MondayMatters Lent: Day 37 And Then You Die Isaiah 53:7-10 I have good news and bad news. The bad news first. This is a very busy morning. It’s Thursday morning, so I have my weekly men’s Bible study, usually 20-25 guys that meet at 6am every Thursday. We have been studying the lives of the… Continue Reading

MondayMatters Lent Day 38 Viernes de Dolores

MondayMatters Lent Day 38 Viernes de Dolores

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We are keeping Caleb and Amos while their parents are traveling. The morning routine is grueling. It’s funny. At home, I am up by 4:30 or 5 every morning, fully refreshed, lots of quiet time, totally prepared to face the day. Here, I scramble out of bed at 6, gulp down the first of several… Continue Reading

Monday Matters Lent: Day 7 New Job

Monday Matters Lent: Day 7 New Job

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Monday Matters Lent: Day 7 The New Job When I was in college I got a new job. It was coveted by the kids at Trevecca, at least the ones who had to do serious work to pay their school bills. I filled out the application, did the interview, took the aptitude tests, and, to… Continue Reading