Dear Friends, This weekend is Easter, which means that my sermon preparation has been focused on what Easter means for us. After doing a quick word-search, I ended up with a list of verses to consider, and started plowing through. About halfway down the list I came to Ephesians 2:4-8, which tells us, "But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. For He raised us