Reflections on Easter were shared by English Professor Dr. Kevin Seidel<\/strong>, who teaches and writes about the changing relationship between religion, secularism, and literature. His message, titled \u201cWomen Explain Things to Me: A Sermon on Luke 24,” focused not so much on Jesus’ bodily resurrection from the dead but on the “slow, difficult coming to terms with the significance of the resurrection by Jesus’ followers as portrayed in Luke 24.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn Luke, the resurrection of Jesus isn\u2019t a simple, triumphant end of the story, but a kind of difficult beginning that unfolds in the Book of Acts,\u201d Seidel said. \u201cThe resurrection doesn\u2019t settle debate among Jesus\u2019 followers about who he is. The resurrection proves, I think, profoundly unsettling for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the service, Seidel said he was glad for the chance to reflect on parts of the resurrection story in Luke 24. \u201cThe service was a good way to mark and celebrate the beginning of the seven-week Easter season in the church calendar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n University Chaplain Brian Martin Burkholder<\/strong> said Wednesday\u2019s Easter celebration follows EMU\u2019s practice of honoring and observing significant Christian traditions and holidays, including Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis morning, as we gathered, there was an opportunity for education about Easter,\u201d he said, \u201cas well as an invitation to worship in the spirit of Easter through Scripture, singing, and reflection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Makinto, a frequent worship leader at chapel events, performed Jesus Is Risen<\/em>, an original song he wrote in 2013, as the opening song for this year\u2019s Easter worship service. The song tells the Easter story and connects it to our own lives, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo, as he is risen, we as well can rise above all the challenges we have, above the pains we have, above the solitude we have, and also conquer death and situate ourselves squarely in life with our community around us,\u201d Makinto said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Makinto and his wife, Mukarabe, moved from California to pursue degrees at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, respectively. They are the directors of Amahoro International<\/a>, an organization that connects people at the local and global levels for the purpose of development, unification, and spiritual and physical well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n University Chaplain Brian Martin Burkholder speaks during a campus worship service on Wednesday in Martin Chapel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mukarabe Makinto-Inandava reads a selection from Luke 24 (left). Members of the EMU Gospel Choir (right) sing during Wednesday’s campus worship service.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Campus Worship<\/a> is an invitational space for gathered worship in Christian traditions and a variety of styles. Services are held in Martin Chapel of the Seminary Building on Wednesday mornings every other week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Campus worship continues with a final service of the academic year on April 22 recognizing EMU\u2019s senior student chaplains: Emily Suarez Nunez<\/strong>, Dia Mekonnen<\/strong>, Sara Kennel<\/strong>, and Miranda Beidler<\/strong>. The event will be livestreamed on EMU’s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch a video recording of the service below!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nAbout Campus Worship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n