Tag: Resurrection
In the midst of life
![New life at Easter](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Easter-AdobeStock_419457092-scaled.jpg)
In this month’s Joyful Journey, Bishop David Bard says, “In the midst of life, we are in death.” Then he proclaims with joy, ” Death is real, so, too, resurrection.”
From stable to garden with Jesus
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It is important to fully embrace and live out of what happened in a manger in Bethlehem and a garden tomb in Jerusalem.
All Hallows Eve and the UMC
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Halloween has become a very popular holiday on the cultural calendar. However, beginning in the Middle Ages, All Hallows Eve was a religious observance.
Spring and the Resurrection
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The promise of Easter is that life is stronger than death. That is a welcome spring message in the midst of a global pandemic.
Living Easter every day
![Man greets a woman in memory care.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Carder-Kenneth.jpg)
“Easter is more than a one-day celebration,” says Bishop Kenneth L. Carder. He faces daily life with a resurrection spirit.
A journey in ashes
![Woman receiving ashes on her forehead.](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Ash-Wednesday4.jpg)
“I invite you, on the heels of General Conference, to observe a holy Lent,” says Michigan Bishop David Bard. His counsel, “slow down and dig deep” in this uncertain time.
Being mortal … and more
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In the mark of ashes, we take stock of our lives in the light of God’s holiness.
A doubter’s view of Easter
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Admitting he has often, “kicked the tires” on religion,” Brent McArdle speaks of moving from doubt to belief.