For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him (John 3:16-17). Jesus came into the world as the fulfilment of all of God’s promises. He was the seed of the woman who would crush the serpent’s head (Gen. 3:15), and the offspring of Abraham in whom all the nations of the world would be blessed (Gen. 22:18). He was the son of David whose throne and kingdom would be established forever (2 Sam. 7:13).

“Holiday” is simply short for “holy day.” Throughout the course of a year, there are certain days we set apart as special. While there are many holy days, there is but one holy week. The final week of Lent marks the most pivotal week in human history. In the four gospels - biographies of Jesus Christ’s thirty-three-year life - this single week consumes nearly a third of the ink. The Holy Spirit considered the events of this week that important. On a holy day, the relentless march of time slows down. We set aside our usual routines to call attention to whatever or whoever makes that day special. Likewise, believers slow down this entire week to ponder all that Christ did for them, from his humble entrance into Jerusalem... to his sacrificial death on the cross... to the victory of Easter morning.

This is the corner stone, the foundation of the Christian faith. Without Jesus’ life, death and resurrection we would have no home. Jesus’ sinless life, His death and resurrection are our hope. I am reminded of Websters 1828 definition of hope (Confidence is a future event it differs from wishful thinking or a desire in this, that it implies some expectation.) In John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

Extra! Extra! Read All About It! An emergency meeting of the D.A.K.O.T.A. council (Distinguished Allied Kritters of the Area) has been called by Lenny the Buffalo to solve this mysterious mystery. The adventures begin as Thakóža, RN Pheasant, Patty Pasque, Sven Spruce, and a host of other colorful characters go on eye-opening quests across South Dakota.

The Gregory High School bands and choirs attended large group contest in Mitchell on Wednesday, March 23rd. Gregory had 73 student musicians performing in either the band or the choir that day.

The South Dakota State Square, Folk, and Round Dance Association is sponsoring the Spring State Square Dance Festival in Sioux Falls, SD. The event will be held on May 6 and 7, 2022, and will be hosted by the Spares N Pairs Square Dance Club of Sioux Falls. The theme of the festival is “May I Have This Dance? In Sioux Falls”.