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Using the small but mighty First Letter of John, this Easter season we’ll be reminded of the ways Jesus’ life, death and resurrection reveal the truth that “God is love and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:16b) Resurrection power is found both on other side of this life in eternity, and in the right here and right now. How can we more fully embrace that truth? We can embody the words of what most of us know as a children’s song but was sung throughout the civil rights movement as an anthem of resistance and strength, “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let it Shine!”

Using the small but mighty First Letter of John, this Easter season we’ll be reminded of the ways Jesus’ life, death and resurrection reveal the truth that “God is love and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:16b) Resurrection power is found both on other side of this life in eternity, and in the right here and right now. How can we more fully embrace that truth? We can embody the words of what most of us know as a children’s song but was sung throughout the civil rights movement as an anthem of resistance and strength, “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let it Shine!”

Using the small but mighty First Letter of John, this Easter season we’ll be reminded of the ways Jesus’ life, death and resurrection reveal the truth that “God is love and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:16b) Resurrection power is found both on other side of this life in eternity, and in the right here and right now. How can we more fully embrace that truth? We can embody the words of what most of us know as a children’s song but was sung throughout the civil rights movement as an anthem of resistance and strength, “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let it Shine!”

Using the small but mighty First Letter of John, this Easter season we’ll be reminded of the ways Jesus’ life, death and resurrection reveal the truth that “God is love and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” (1 John 4:16b) Resurrection power is found both on other side of this life in eternity, and in the right here and right now. How can we more fully embrace that truth? We can embody the words of what most of us know as a children’s song but was sung throughout the civil rights movement as an anthem of resistance and strength, “This Little Light of Mine, I’m Gonna Let it Shine!”

Ted Lasso is an Emmy Award winning show about an American college football coach who’s hired to manage a British soccer team. What Ted Lasso lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with humility, determination and a belief in the power of goodness and hope. Sounds a lot like the Gospel, doesn’t it? This series will take us through the end of Lent and into Easter as we continue to discover the wisdom of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark with a little help from a goofy, good guy named, Ted.

Ted Lasso is an Emmy Award winning show about an American college football coach who’s hired to manage a British soccer team. What Ted Lasso lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with humility, determination and a belief in the power of goodness and hope. Sounds a lot like the Gospel, doesn’t it? This series will take us through the end of Lent and into Easter as we continue to discover the wisdom of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark with a little help from a goofy, good guy named, Ted.

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