Preaching Goes Viral

Easter, The Quarantined Edition

[don't use] Ritualization and newer ritualsituals during the pandemic

You may wonder why that matters if you’re not Jewish but stick with me. The Passover meal is called a Seder. It’s a profound, engaging way for Jews to talk about their history (which also happens to be our Christian history), recount stories of God’s goodness, and train the kiddos on what it all means and why it’s important. I took the following cues from the Seder meal and adapted them for our family. We called it a Feder (fake Seder—because we’re missing a lot of major elements), and the kids loved it. You can go as deep as you want in telling the biblical story, but below are a couple of the key points that made it fantastic.

2022-12-16

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David Valentine