On Easter, Learning to Stand in the Tragic Gap
We can either let the darkness have its way, or we can choose to stand in the gap, live in the light and lend our voices for truth, justice and freedom.
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The decade of the 1980s had just begun. I was all of 13, and had just undergone a couple of major surgeries. Suffering from post-surgical anxiety and possibly even borderline depression, I struggled as a young adolescent. (Thankfully, my father was a psychologist and I received the help I needed.)
On Easter morning that year, a neighbourhood friend who had been kind enough to keep me cheerful company during my time of convalescence, barged into my room and announced in a loud, theatrical whisper, âJesus is coming back!â
Apr 4, 2021
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Today is Easter Sunday, a day Christians in Florida and around the world remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is one of the oldest celebrations on the church calendar. Christians believe God sacrificed his only son so their sins would be forgiven.
Unlike Christmas, Easter isn t celebrated on a fixed day. Instead, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. That could be anywhere from March 22nd until the end of April in a given year.
Easter, like Christmas, has become commercialized, with candy, eggs, and bunnies at the center. Some scholars say the secular items of eggs and bunnies are signs of fertility.
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McMillan is, of course, best known as composer of the 2005 oft covered classic How He Loves - surely one of the greatest worship songs of all time and included here as a bonus track. The Medicine was originally released independently by the North Carolina native in 2008 and last year received a welcome record label re-release with four additional tracks. The album s Americana vibe may come as a surprise to those who only know of JMM through his worship hit but sceptics will soon be won over by the big choruses, gritty vocals and gripping lyrics on offer here. The title track in particular is a riotous slice of Springsteen-esque rock chock-full of tasty guitar licks. Other highlights include the dreamy Carbon Ribs ; the tender and melodic Death In His Grave and Dress Me Up with its powerful repeated refrain of the line His love is stronger (than the power of death) . If you re yet to catch onto this versatile songwriting talent then The Medicine i
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