easter Archive

  • The Pharisee Within

    Today, I gave a talk in church about the last week of Jesus’ life. In the course of my talk prep, I was struck by the multiple warnings and chidings Jesus gave in his final days concerning the Pharisees, that sect of Judaism that focused […]

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  • On Being Cut Out of the Program

    We had a beautiful Easter weekend that included a blissful day of cousin-ing with two out of my three siblings (we definitely missed our oldest sister and her gang!) and my parents.   Everyone got dressed up Sunday morning in new clothes for Easter-new dresses […]

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  • When Kids Don’t Believe

    I never had much angst about the whole Santa thing. We did Santa when I was a kid, but not too extravagantly-no cookies by the fireplace or manufactured footprints outside. But there were always a few gifts (usually the exciting one!) from Santa. I think […]

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