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Blog Archives: March 2019

VBS is not just for the kids

March 05, 2019
Lynette Allen
When our family came to Redeemer in the spring of 2015, I was not ready to try to make new friends. We were grieving our most recent military move, and I sat on the sidelines for a few months. But when the summer came and we started hearing about Vacation Bible School, I knew it was time. This was our new church home, and we needed to jump in and make these people our family. From moving and connecting at churches over 15 years as a military family, I have learned this: VBS is the best week of the entire church year for making new friends....

Redeemer Serves the City impacts the community

March 05, 2019
Haley Wachdorf
How much difference does that new coat of paint you apply during Redeemer Serves the City really make? Sometimes it’s the difference between leaving our neighbors feeling alone or feeling seen and cared for, according to Beatriz Aldrete, parent and family liaison at Ogden Elementary School. Ogden Elementary will be one of several work sites Redeemer teams visit during Redeemer Serves the City on May 4th, a day of service to our community. Ogden, part of the San Antonio Independent School District, is a vital anchor point for an economically ...

Lent and the story told by the Christian Calendar

March 04, 2019
Rev. Dr. Tom Gibbs
Wednesday, March 6th, is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of the Lenten Season within the Christian calendar. Lent dates all the way back to the fourth century and originally was a season for recent converts to prepare for their first baptism on Easter Sunday. Its forty days correspond to Jesus’ forty-day fast in the wilderness (cf. Matt. 4:2). By counting forty days back from Easter (excluding Sundays, which remain celebratory in remembrance of the resurrection), Christians arrived at the Wednesday seven weeks before Easter.  With the ...