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I thought I might get your attention with the title of tonight's post. In English, if you are Christian, you have heard it many times on Easter morning, but in the Greek, it sounds little different. However, the greeting remains…

Most of you know that I have written these posts for Transitions by The Book for more than seven years now - and that I attended seminary to get my formal education in theology and the original biblical languages, but…

Easter is early this year - today, April 1st, is the day, but next year I am told that it will be April 24th! More than 3 weeks later than this year. Why does the date change from year to…

We are more than half way through Holy Week. Jesus has made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem; the disciples are with Him and now we are at Thursday night - the Last Supper. This was the last time that Jesus…

I started drinking when I was about seventeen years old. After graduating from high school, I spent the summer living with a family in Pfronten, Germany - working a job that my Uncle Wayne had secured for me. I made…