Comments on: Do you celebrate Easter? http://prayeramedic.com/2009/04/do-you-celebrate-easter/ A web-based missional intercessory prayer and resource-equipping ministry Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:45:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan O'Day (prayeramedic) http://prayeramedic.com/2009/04/do-you-celebrate-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Dan O'Day (prayeramedic) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:08:23 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=588#comment-686 I just let it go for the most part, Daniel. Most people easily recognize that they only celebrate Easter for cultural reasons if they are honest with themselves. If they're not honest with themselves, you won't convince them of anything else anyways, so don't bother. Yeah the "come and see" church model is absolutely in full force on Easter, it's ridiculous. We decided not to go to church on Easter for that reason - it's too crazy. Don't even get me started on my theory of how churches use Easter and Christmas to balance their budgets (since they always spend beyond their means). If you think of your original point, you are always free to comment! I just let it go for the most part, Daniel. Most people easily recognize that they only celebrate Easter for cultural reasons if they are honest with themselves. If they’re not honest with themselves, you won’t convince them of anything else anyways, so don’t bother. Yeah the “come and see” church model is absolutely in full force on Easter, it’s ridiculous. We decided not to go to church on Easter for that reason – it’s too crazy. Don’t even get me started on my theory of how churches use Easter and Christmas to balance their budgets (since they always spend beyond their means).

If you think of your original point, you are always free to comment!

]]> By: Daniel http://prayeramedic.com/2009/04/do-you-celebrate-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Daniel Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:01:30 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=588#comment-685 liked the quote in your article, that pretty much sums it all up, eh? What we're still wrestling with is this, how do we deal gently with sincere believers in Christ, who still find great significance in the day called Easter? Something else occured to me while reading your post, and that is, that it seems that lots of Christians and churches view Easter, (and the non-fundamentalist notion of culture attached to it) as one of those rare opportunities to be seized upon. The attractional-model church is in full-swing on days like Easter. I remember growing up how the church would prepare itself for all those once/twice-a-year church goers, hoping to rope a few of them in... This last Sunday, we were out driving and I saw a sign on a little church, "Free Easter breakfast 8:30 / Easter Celebration 10:00", and I'm thinking, "wow, who could resist that?"... Anyway, I think whatever point I originally had was completely lost in my rambling... :) liked the quote in your article, that pretty much sums it all up, eh?

What we’re still wrestling with is this, how do we deal gently with sincere believers in Christ, who still find great significance in the day called Easter? Something else occured to me while reading your post, and that is, that it seems that lots of Christians and churches view Easter, (and the non-fundamentalist notion of culture attached to it) as one of those rare opportunities to be seized upon. The attractional-model church is in full-swing on days like Easter. I remember growing up how the church would prepare itself for all those once/twice-a-year church goers, hoping to rope a few of them in… This last Sunday, we were out driving and I saw a sign on a little church, “Free Easter breakfast 8:30 / Easter Celebration 10:00″, and I’m thinking, “wow, who could resist that?”…

Anyway, I think whatever point I originally had was completely lost in my rambling… :)

]]> By: Dan O'Day (prayeramedic) http://prayeramedic.com/2009/04/do-you-celebrate-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Dan O'Day (prayeramedic) Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:12:27 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=588#comment-684 It's Matt's church in Indianapolis. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Freeman which is an article about the movement's founder, Hobart Freeman. I've already warned him a little and shown him this article. He enjoys the church and has a lot of friends there, though, so he'll be staying. It’s Matt’s church in Indianapolis. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Freeman which is an article about the movement’s founder, Hobart Freeman. I’ve already warned him a little and shown him this article. He enjoys the church and has a lot of friends there, though, so he’ll be staying.

]]> By: Rev. Charles Lehmann http://prayeramedic.com/2009/04/do-you-celebrate-easter/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Rev. Charles Lehmann Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:29:19 +0000 http://prayeramedic.com/?p=588#comment-687 A church that doesn't celebrate Easter??? That's just odd. Which brother? We began our Easter celebration last night with the Great Vigil. We continue it this morning with a Divine Service with Communion. I'm preaching on Mark 16:1-8. http://chaz-lehmann.livejournal.com/758255.html A church that doesn’t celebrate Easter??? That’s just odd. Which brother?

We began our Easter celebration last night with the Great Vigil. We continue it this morning with a Divine Service with Communion.

I’m preaching on Mark 16:1-8.

http://chaz-lehmann.livejournal.com/758255.html

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