MORE: Easter / Bright Tuesday and Creativity Refresh 10 / 7:10

 

In this day of contemporary music and blended worship services, with guitars and drums accompanying the pianos and organs, the bland traditional services of my childhood now seem strange.

God calls upon us to make a joyful noise in praise to Him. Music creates a harmonious celebration. Psalm 150 even lists the instruments for accompaniment.

Our question today is how do we use music in our daily life?

In the Creativity Refresh segment, we focus on managing the flatness of our ideas and words and encountering roadblocks.

TIMINGS

• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Bright Tuesday
• 03:35 Creativity Refresh 10
• 11:05 Closing

Total Run Time = 12:05

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/E88zKRELlHw

Audio 

 

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

MORE: Easter / Bright Monday with Creativity Refresh 9 / 7:09

 

Easter began with Sunrise—the tomb open and empty, the faithful women first to see, first to receive the good news, first to spread the good news.

This week should be the most celebrated time in the church, yet it is often more neglected than any other time of the church.

Fasting and grief are over; feast and joy return. Christ is Risen!  Christ is Lord of All!

Today is Easter Monday, Bright Monday. On this day, let’s examine one of the foundational creeds of Christianity, a creed that helped fight heresies of the past and that can fight heresies of today.

In our Creativity for Writers segment, our focus continues to be ways to fuel the creative spark.

 TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Bright Monday / Apostles’ Creed
• 10:10 Fuel for the Creative Spark / Refresh 9
• 17:17 Closing

Total Run Time = 18:16

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/MKQ4jkm5bOc

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-bright-monday-with-creativity-refresh-9-709/?token=387afd9b860880148551fb3697a33ea1

MORE: Easter / Easter Day with Creativity Refresh 8 / 7:08

 

On Easter, we greet each other with “He is risen.”

The traditional response is “He is risen indeed.”

Easter is our great hope and assurance, the fulfillment of the promise of John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

My efforts for an Easter reflection to share with you were poor indeed, and it is a wise writer who recognizes her inadequacies. Thus, I have three reflections by others to share on this most holy day.

In the Creativity for Writers segment, the topic is finding a new perspective.

 

TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Easter Day
• 05:15 Refresh 8
• 10:30 Closing

Total Run Time = 11:30

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/b6nXeGyvrTs

Johann Habermann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Habermann

Book of Common Prayer, 1552 :: 1928 edition https://www.amazon.com/1928-Book-Common-Prayer/dp/0195285255/ OR 1979 edition https://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Deluxe-Personal/dp/0898691117/

Charles Spurgeon, sermon delivered April 21, 1889, in London. Available in its entirety in The Complete Spurgeon Sermons Collection. https://www.amazon.com/Spurgeons-Sermons-Volumes-C-Spurgeon/dp/1598568329/ OR https://www.spurgeongems.org/spurgeon-sermons/

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-easter-easter-day-with-creativity.html

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-easter-day-with-creativity-refresh-8-708/?token=71b896a34556b7af7f9cdb67a74d48ca 

 

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

MORE: Easter / Black Saturday with Creativity Refresh 7 / 7:07

 What is the key to Holy Saturday? 

The church is bare, the altar blackened, all hope entombed with Christ.

Black Saturday is the vigil before Easter’s Resurrection. After the Crucifixion, the black veil is removed from the altar cross, for Christ is brought down from the 300-pound cross that the Sanhedrin and the Romans intended to be His failure.

They didn't know the key, though.

After our focus on Black Saturday, the creativity segment considers our physical workspace for writing.

 

TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Black Saturday
• 05:05 Refresh 7
• 09:36 Closing

Total Run Time = 10:37

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/aZQuZMgK80U

Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/3-michelangelos-sistine-chapel-michele-falzone.jpg

Matt Papa “The Story of God” https://youtu.be/E4cL-Zcxa9M

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-black-saturday-with-creativity-refresh-7-for-writers-707/?token=445edbc4ef7e82c2f085bcab694e3f84 

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

MORE: Easter / Good Friday and Creativity Refresh 6 / 7:06

Why is Good Friday “Good”?

That is the official title of this meditation, but the focus is something else.

First, the answer to the question is basically because we received the best gift in the world, the gift of redeeming salvation from Christ Jesus.

Our focus is an aspect of that question / answer, wrapped up in a behavior of self-denial. On this Good Friday, let us consider the reason we say no to opportunities.

In the Refresh that Creativity segment, we focus on a strong method to awaken new ideas.

TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Good Friday
• 10:00 Refresh 6
• 14:52 Closing

Total Run Time = 15:53

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/-cmJCtHWSas 

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-easter-good-friday-and-creativity.html

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-good-friday-creativity-refresh-6-for-writers-706/?token=e5ad9092d5cc086470b6f5f2e6aa183c

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

 

MORE: Easter / Maundy Thursday & the Tenebrae / 7:05

 

The “Maundy” of Maundy Thursday is such an odd word.

It comes down to us from the Middle Ages, entering English in the old French form of mandé, which leads back to Latin and mandatum, meaning command, order.

The mandatum comes from Jesus’ words to his disciples. In this episode, we explore Christ’s new commandment to his disciples at the Last Supper.

We also have a bit on the Tenebrae service that often concludes a Maundy Thursday service.

In the Writing segment, we look at several types of journals in order to Refresh that Creativity that writers depend upon.

 

TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Maundy Thursday
• 06:30 The Tenebrae
• 08:20 Creativity Refresh # 5
• 13:46 Closing

Total Run Time = 14:35

 

LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/3IIEi5nmtc4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y9qCsIPzNo taken from The Passion of Christ

Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-easter-maundy-thursday-tenebrae.html

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-maundy-thursday-creativity-705/?token=78d64c04c2e6d5cb93ccbcf39de39951

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

MORE: Easter ~ Spy Wednesday / 7:04

 

Holy Wednesday is often called Spy Wednesday.

Spy Wednesday sounds like a cool name with more going on than simply Holy Wednesday.

Holy Wednesday is given the name Spy to remind us of the horrible conspiracy that began on this day: Judas Iscariot and the high priests negotiated a deal in which Judas would betray Christ Jesus, who would then be brought before the Sanhedrin Court, an assembly of rabbis.

That means SPY Wednesday is not cool.

In our writing segment, our focus is seeking the other arts to Refresh our Creativity.

TIMINGS

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:40 Introduction
• 00:50 Spy Wednesday
• 08:06 Refresh # 4
• 13:00 Closing

Total Run Time = 13:59

 LINKS

Video https://youtu.be/WbCPm7nEECk 

Who Can Be Called Rabbi? - Torah Musings https://www.torahmusings.com/2012/05/who-can-be-called-rabbi/

Audio https://eden5695.podbean.com/e/more-easter-spy-wednesday-704/?token=8b092388aa556282e0a94f4b78b0b70b

Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.