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4/6/26   MondayMatters:  Keep Easter Going

4/6/26 MondayMatters: Keep Easter Going

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

  1. Keep going to the tomb.    Visiting the cemetery because that’s the last place I was with the girls.   Go back to the last place you were with Jesus.
  2. Look to be surprised at how Jesus shows up.  I expect Him here. One thing.
  3. Keep telling the story.  They ran back to tell the others.   Grandkids.  I John 1
  4. Live with passion for the Savior.   Dress nice. Eat together. Hide eggs. Get candy.

Easter to Pentecost to ordinary time

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

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

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