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Our lives need new Easter energy

Spring crocuses

In this month’s blog, Bishop David Bard shares some thoughts on how the resurrection gives us energy to love in a world where hatred and death threaten to disrupt and… Continue Reading Our lives need new Easter energy

Plumb the depths of our rich history

Three crosses on a hillside

As we near Easter, Bishop David Bard asks us to proclaim the message of a loving and redeeming God who remains ever near, the same message that has been carried… Continue Reading Plumb the depths of our rich history

Hold on to enduring hope

Tulip in the snow

Reflecting on Easter, Faith Timmons encourages us to trust in the resurrection hope we find in Jesus Christ when we experience fear and uncertainty.

Trust in the risen Christ

Shalom Gate at HAPI in Haiti

With the humanitarian crisis in Haiti in mind, Bishop David Bard asks us to live out our resurrection faith and labor for a more peaceful and just world.

Awaiting resurrection

Sunrise

Looking toward Easter, Bishop David Bard says evil causes us to yearn for a new world where hunger is a memory and war is ancient history.

Finding rebirth in all of creation

Vegetation consuming an old barn

On Good Friday, Rev. Jodie Flessner saw a glimpse of what it means to fully trust all of creation to God’s redemptive power.

‘You rode with Jesus’

City of Jerusalem

Retired pastor John E. Harnish reflects on what it means to ride with Jesus again through the painful yet glorious moments of Holy Week and Easter.

Seeing the wounds in the wounded

Stained glass image of Thomas and Christ

Carl Gladstone, Director of Motor City Wesley, concludes our series of devotions from campus ministry leaders by lifting up the hymn-making ministry of his students and the space they make… Continue Reading Seeing the wounds in the wounded

Inspect your spiritual garden

Yellow tulips

In these final days leading up to Easter, Rev. Faith Timmons encourages us to inspect the garden of our lives and identify anything that threatens destruction and death. Doing so… Continue Reading Inspect your spiritual garden

Resurrection don’t come easy

Easter sunrise

Bishop David Alan Bard’s Easter message asks us to hold the pain and honesty of Good Friday together with the hope and wonder of Easter.