The Hills Church, Fort Worth, Texas

Easter is not about reset, it's about rebirth. It's not an opportunity to go back to what was, it's an invitation to lean into what ought to be.

True religion is not designed, it's received. It is a submission to sacred scriptures, observance of sacraments, and participation in community that observers can encounter God.

The first half of Mark's Gospel has been swirling around one main question: Who is Jesus of Nazareth? In this pivotal scene, we get an answer that the disciples only half understand.

When Jesus spoke of traditions he referred to beliefs and practices outside the scripture, not inside the scriptures. The idea that man was made for tradition needs to be second-guessed.

Jesus always viewed reality through the lens of a greater reality by bringing God into the equation. This is why he second-guessed most understanding of what might be possible.