Category: Risen

Maranatha

When the Christians in the first century celebrated the Lord’s Supper, they would say a prayer that ended with “Maranatha,” meaning “Our Lord, come.” As Christians, we look forward to the second coming of Jesus, that time where He will return to us in order to eradicate all sin once

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Life in His Name

I love spending time watching a good movie. I enjoy getting lost in the story, trying to figure out what is going on and how things are going to go. However, I get very frustrated by movies that leave you confused about what happened. I’ve waited and waited for some

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New Life Now

Our readings today feature two women at two different tombs: Mary Magdalene at Jesus’ empty tomb, and Martha the sister of Lazarus mourning her brother outside of his tomb. At the sites of these two tombs, there is resurrection. There is also evidence that people do not understand the true

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The World Will Know

Today’s Scripture brings us to the table where Jesus sat with the disciples, on the evening He was to be arrested. Knowing all that He knew, knowing what was to come and what would be required of Him, Jesus prayed. He prayed for Himself, that by completing the work He

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This Sinner’s Take on Walking Worthy

We’re told to live in a manner worthy of the calling on our lives (Eph 4:1). In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul detailed God’s calling on our lives as followers of Christ; how He chose us to adopt, forgive, and redeem. Living a life worthy of such mercy and

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Remember Christ’s Words

It was Mary Magdalene who was the first one to see Jesus after His resurrection. I love that the Lord chose women to be the first ones to discover that the tomb was empty. When we found out we were expecting a girl, we named her Madeline, a derivative of

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Nothing Can Separate Us

One of the biggest struggles that I have had during my Christian walk is accepting the truth that God’s love for me is unconditional. It is so difficult for me to comprehend the depths that God would go to have an intimate relationship with me. Jesus, my Messiah, willingly and

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Hope for When it Hurts

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Rom 8:18). Right as I sat down to write this post, I received a message from my mom about a family friend who is expected to

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Morning Reminders

Romans 8:1-11 are some of my most favorite verses of the Bible. I daily need the reminder that “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” as well as the reminder that “the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you.”

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When We Know the Ending

I’ve recently been re-watching a television show that I started several years ago. I’d seen the first two and a half seasons, stopping somewhere in the middle of season 3 because I was bored (clearly, I dropped it right before things got interesting). I had seen an episode or two

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