Good Morning!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body]. And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb, but when they went inside, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed and wondering about this, suddenly, two men in dazzling clothing stood near them; and as the women were terrified and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, \u201cWhy are you looking for the living One among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise [from death to life].\u201d -Luke 24:1-7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus defeated death and was raised back to life. Through this we are able to have that second chance to live. When we give our lives to Christ we are dying to our old self and are being revived as a new being, with a new identity. The temptation will be there later to doubt that we truly have a new identity, but don\u2019t give in to that temptation. Through Jesus defeating death and rising up again we have the opportunity to have that new identity, let\u2019s not let doubts and temptation get the best of us and water down the truth. HE is risen and evil is defeated! Believe it, live it, spread it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEaster is joy, hope, and renewal. Easter is proof that we can begin again.\u201d -Richelle Goodrich<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEaster is a time when God turned the inevitability of death into the invincibility of life.\u201d -Craig Lounsbrough<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dad Joke of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I got an email explaining how to read maps backwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope that you all had a great Easter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have a great Monday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good Morning! But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women went to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared [to finish anointing the body]. And they found the [large, circular] stone rolled back from the tomb, but when they went inside, they did not find the body of … <\/p>\n