Mary and Martha lived in a world without Easter. Their brother, Lazarus, was dead. To add to this heartbreak, Jesus—a man they had welcomed into their home and someone their brother considered a dear friend—did not arrive when they needed him most. In fact,… Read More
Throughout Scripture, God often calls his people to remembrance of his deeds, commands, and promises. Through Moses, he commanded the Israelites to remember the Sabbath (Exodus 20:8), remember his miracles and wonders (Psalm 105:5), and remember that they were once slaves in Egypt before he rescued them (Deuteronomy 5:15). Read More
“He is not here; he has been raised, just as he said. Come here and see the place where he was lying.” Matthew 28:6 GNT The first Easter morning dawned on a world heavy with the reality of death. No one felt that reality… Read More
As Easter approaches, I think back to a Sunday school lesson from my early childhood. Our teacher asked us to choose from among a pile of brightly colored eggs that sat in the middle of the classroom table. My classmates and I held the eggs close to our ears,… Read More
As we prepare to celebrate Jesus’s victory over sin and death, let us also recommit ourselves to our mission of bringing his light to a world that so desperately needs it. Jesus invites us to become children of light who bring his hope to a hurting world. We are… Read More
The coronavirus strikes and everything is different—including how you celebrate Easter. Will you have a virtual Easter service from the comfort of your couch? Perhaps. A small Sunday dinner with only those in your household? Most likely. A yearning for familiar family traditions? A sense of sadness over… Read More
Imagine yourself as one of Jesus’s followers. Three days have passed since Jesus died. In a state of bewilderment and grief, you decide to bring spices to anoint the body of the one you loved. Served. Followed. Would die for. But what you discover at the… Read More
I had been waiting my whole life for what my parents had promised me. Okay, so it was only a few months. But to my six-year-old brain, it was an eternity. When I finally got to cuddle the fulfillment of my parents’ promise—a fluffy puppy of my very… Read More
There is eternal hope in the central miracle of God’s redemption story—the resurrection of Jesus. Prophets looked forward to the resurrection long before it took place. Witnesses reported their encounters with Jesus after he rose from the grave. Others later testified to the power of the cross and… Read More
Many times in our lives, we want to skip straight to Easter Sunday. The account of the resurrection is uplifting, life-giving, hopeful. But there are other days in the week, not just Sundays. In fact, six days a week we live waiting for Sunday to come. So let’s… Read More
