We, the faithful in Christ, gather this morning, not just with our friends and families, but also with Christians around the world and across time, joyfully proclaiming what is perhaps the most ancient creed in Christendom: Christ is risen! For the next fifty days, this great and powerful Easter proclamation will mark our liturgy, define our purpose,…

Alleluia! Christ is risen.He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Grace and peace to you this Easter morning when Christ the morning star is risen indeed. Christ is risen, come back to us, but is not yet here. Already and not yet. How can that be? Already and not yet? We proclaim Christ crucified and risen. We…

The poet Maya Angelou, in her poem “Just like Job,” writes confidently of the strength an individual can draw upon in the face of adversity: My God,When my blanket was nothing but dew,Rags and bonesWere all I owned.I chanted Your nameJust like Job. Job, shrouded in the rags of repentance, assaulted by every brand of…