Come on up for the rising Come on up lay your hands in mine Come on up for the rising Come on up for the rising tonight Bruce Springsteen “The Rising” 2002 Easter is all about the rising. He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Years ago, I arranged a […]
renewal
It is amusing that in an age of high-tech sports that include instant replay, jumbotrons, and on-field communication devices, the celebration for winning a championship is still a parade. A parade! Players ride by in convertibles and flatbed trucks, speeches are barely heard because of terrible acoustics, and the fans stand […]
Palm Sunday: A victory parade without the win… yet
2 This field, this game: it’s a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good and that could be again. Oh…people will come Ray. People will most definitely come. –Terence Mann played by James Earl Jones, Field of Dreams There is something beautiful about Opening […]
Hope, renewal, and Opening Day
1 Text: Revelation 21:1-5 (Msg) Listen to the sermon: Restoration Project In the past several months I have become a fan of the History Channel, but I’m not watching the documentaries. Pastor Bob was the history major, not me. Instead I have been watching a reality show called American Pickers. Mike […]