In this time of the Coronavirus, much has been sacrificed in order to keep our hospitals from overflowing and flattening the curve. This weekend, specifically we honor the men and women...
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2020-05-24 08:00:002020-05-31 20:52:43What Do You Sacrifice For?
I know that I’ve expressed this sentiment before, but English can be pretty confusing sometimes. We have another example of that today with a seemingly easy to understand word, “if.”
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They were in shock. Complete and total disbelief. It didn’t seem real. Things had changed overnight. Everything they had been dreaming about was shattered. Their hope was dashed. What else could they do but go home.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2020-04-26 08:00:002020-04-27 10:58:38Victorious Over Despair
Easter sets before you the prospect of fearlessness in life as well as death. Let us trust in Jesus' resurrection!
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2020-04-12 06:00:202020-04-13 12:45:25It Doesn’t End Like This.
John is incredibly restrained as he depicts the ugliness of the crucifixion. He is too focused on the beauty of his Savior's love.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2020-04-10 18:00:002020-04-09 21:33:51The Beauty of the Cross
“How do I love thee, let me count the ways.” Sounds almost Shakespearean, but it’s actually the beginning of a sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written for her husband.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2020-04-09 18:30:182020-04-27 11:02:53How Much Does Your Savior Love You?
IBack in the beginning of Lent, which honestly seems like months ago, we shared a devotional booklet with the congregation titled: Christus Paradox, or the paradoxes of Christ.
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She had every reason to ask the question. It seemed like she had done so many things right.
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