Holy Saturday, also called Easter Vigil in some traditions of the church, is the day that ends the season of Lent. Some Christian traditions even associate this day with Christ’s triumphant descent into hell. I tend to think of Holy Saturday as the day Jesus rested in the tomb.I do not have absolute certainty about what happened to Jesus between the crucifixion and the resurrection. Did Jesus desc...  Read More

Good Friday is the day we remember the death of Jesus on the cross. It is always a powerful reminder that Jesus completely sacrifices His humanity and lays aside His divinity to endure death for our sake. Remember someone actually died so that Killearn United Methodist Church, every other Christian expression, and the redemption of creation could actually become a reality.Here is one of my absolut...  Read More

Have you ever wondered what “Maundy” means? Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, believed to be the day when Jesus celebrated His final Passover with His disciples. That Passover meal was when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples in an extraordinary display of humility. He then commanded them to do the same for each other.The word "maundy" is a shortened form of the Latin word mandatum...  Read More

On Wednesday of Holy Week, we traditionally think this is the day when Judas decides to betray Jesus. There is a short reference to Judas’ plan in Matthew 26:14-16.

Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched ...  Read More

Early in Holy Week, Jesus goes to the temple and does something I would imagine no one would have expected. Read with me from Matthew 21: 12-16.Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written (from Isaiah 56:7) ,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a ho...  Read More

What an incredible Palm Sunday that we enjoyed at Killearn! I saw some folks who enjoyed worship in our sanctuary for the first time in over two years. The choir processed singing Hosanna into the sanctuary with palms at 8:00am, and then kids in their families did the same at 9:30am and 11:00am. Our Youth Mission Team was at all three services as they prepare for serving with Twelves Churches in J...  Read More