celebrating Easter

As we celebrate the season of Easter, it is interesting to note how others are celebrating(or not) this week. President Obama hosted a Seder meal at the White House Thursday night. This is a meal to celebrate the Passover, when Israel left the captivity of Egypt after being in bondage for 400 years. This meal occurs at the end of Passover, which began Wednesday at dusk. It is the first time the Seder meal has been hosted at the White House.(link to read the news article) Just another way for President Obama to prove that the United States is not a "Christian nation" now. Even though our nation was founded on Christian principles and most of Americans believe our country is a Christian nation, we learned this week from President Obama (speaking overseas to Muslims) that the United States is NOT a Christian nation, just a nation of citizens who live by ideals. I wonder what kind of history class he took? link to view video


"Come Touch the Robe" is the title of our Easter cantata at Berean Baptist this Sunday. We will begin the day at 9 AM with an Easter Brunch. The choir members have been working on the music for about two months. I have really enjoyed preparing for this Easter musical written by Pepper Choplin.


You will not hear this in the news, but according to Joel Rosenberg (a converted Jew) there are more Ex-Muslims celebrating Easter than ever before this year. Read his blog posted at this link.


One of my favorite choir numbers at Easter is "The Healer." When I first joined the choir at Victory Baptist in the late 1970's, as a choir member under the direction of brother Bob Stewart, I remember singing this song at least once a year. Later when I took over as the choir director, we would sing this song every other year before Easter. I wish I could remember all the words but the chorus reminds us that we are "healed" from our sins "and made whole" by the death of Christ on the cross:

"He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquity. Surely He bore our sorrows, and by His stripes we are healed, yes, by His stripes we are healed."