Fearlessly Courageous
Desk of Dennis Piller
4 8 2026

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From the Empty Tomb to Everyday Life – Don’t Let It Fade

It’s amazing how after the Super Bowl, everything just… stops. Months go by without football. We move on to something else, or maybe we enjoy a little more free time on Sundays. There’s a lull, a kind of quiet. And then eventually, we start looking forward to it all over again—the preseason, the buildup, the next big moment.

And I got to thinking… isn’t that how Easter can feel?

There’s this incredible high. The music, the message, the full churches, the sense of something bigger than ourselves. We feel it. We’re stirred by it. Maybe even changed in the moment. But then… Monday comes. The silence creeps back in. And for too many of us, it slowly becomes business as usual again.

But here’s the difference—and it’s everything.

After the Super Bowl, there’s nothing left to do but replay the highlights.
After Easter, Jesus gave us a command.

In Acts 1:8, He said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…” He didn’t say sit back and relive the moment. He said go. Live it. Carry it. Become it.

So why is it that we can experience something so powerful on Easter morning… and yet struggle to carry it into Tuesday afternoon? Maybe it’s guilt. Maybe it’s conviction. Maybe it’s memories of a faith we once had or saw in someone else. And for a moment, it all comes rushing back. But if we’re honest… for many, it fades just as quickly.

I felt something different this Easter.

My wife was able to sit in a chair and attend church with our family for the first time in 11 months. I can’t even fully explain what that did to me. There were moments I was overwhelmed—just thanking God, praising Him, taking it in. It wasn’t just another service. It was personal. It was real.

And the next morning, on my walk, I found myself praying differently.

Not just words—but asking for direction. Asking for courage. Asking God to help me hear Him… to move… to step into whatever He has for me. And as I walked, I had this sense—not emotional hype, but something steady—that I wasn’t just walking alone. That I was walking with Him… and even more, that He was in me. It brought to mind Acts 17:28, “For in Him we live and move and have our being.”

That’s not an Easter feeling. That’s a way of living.

It’s what “pray without ceasing” starts to look like—not constant words, but a constant awareness. A life where the default is, “Lord, what are You doing here?”… “What would You have me say?”… “Who do You want me to see?”

But that kind of life doesn’t happen if we stay in the shallow end.

We’ve all seen the stories—maybe even watched The Ten Commandments or Ben-Hur. We see the struggle of people trying to hold onto faith while living under the pressure and pull of the world. And if we’re honest, it doesn’t look all that different today.

The world is loud. It mocks. It distracts. It pulls us toward comfort, toward compromise, toward just getting by. And if we’re not careful… we drift. Just like the Israelites—seeing God move in powerful ways, and then turning back to what’s familiar. Trading the presence of God for something we can control. Something easier. Something immediate. But we are not called to drift. We are called to stand.

To live lives worthy of the name we carry.
So what now?

Do we just wait for the next “spiritual high”? Another service, another moment, another emotional lift?That path leads nowhere good. Feelings fade. Moments pass. But God’s Word stands.
Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
So if we want something lasting, we have to build on something lasting.

We have to go deeper. And that starts by simply asking.“Lord, increase my faith.” That’s Luke 17:5. The disciples themselves knew they didn’t have enough, and Jesus didn’t push them away. He met them there.

Pray that. Mean it. Daily.

Then begin to step into community. Not casually—but intentionally. Find a group. Get connected. Be known. Hebrews 10:24-25 calls us to spur one another on—to not do this alone. And here’s where it stretches us…

Start serving—even if you don’t know your gifts yet.

Because most people don’t discover their gifts sitting still. They discover them by stepping in.

1 Peter 4:10 says, “Use whatever gift you have received to serve others…” It doesn’t say wait until you’re certain. It says use it. So pray for someone. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer. Encourage. Lead your family spiritually. Speak truth. Be present.

Give yourself away. That’s where life is found.
And then ask God to show you more. To refine it. To grow it. To direct it.
Because He will.

And now we come to the real question…
What is stopping us?

Why can’t our lives be like Joshua’s horn—so clear, so distinct, that people know exactly what it represents? Why can’t our lives be a declaration of God’s goodness, His mercy, His truth? Why can’t we step into the river like Joshua did… trusting that God will make a way as we move?

Maybe this Easter wasn’t meant to just stir you. Maybe it was meant to call you.
To step out. To go deeper. To live differently.
Not perfectly—but boldly. Not occasionally—but consistently.

The men and women who followed Jesus didn’t hold back. They gave everything. Their lives were not their own—and because of that, the world was changed.

And now it’s our turn. So don’t let this fade. Don’t let this become just another moment. Step into the river…Ask for more faith.

Step into community. Use your gifts—even before you fully understand them. And give yourself away… just like the warriors of Christ who came before you. Because Easter was never the finish line.

It was the beginning.

  1. So, where in my life am I letting Easter fade into a memory instead of allowing it to transform how I live every day?
  2. What is one step I know God is prompting me to take right now to go deeper—into faith, community, or service—and what is holding me back?

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In Case you missed part 1 & 2 of Easter Week

Part 1: After the Empty Tomb… Now What? … The Silence After Easter (Click Here)
Part 2: From the Empty Tomb to Everyday Life – Don’t Let It Fade (Click Here)

 “The Circle” – Caleb Walker