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  • Mary Magdalene – First to see: The Power of Presence

    Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb shows us something so simple, yet so profoundly human: the power of showing up. She didn’t wait for anyone to tell her it was safe, or even to explain what was happening. She went, she stayed, she watched, and in that attentiveness, she encountered something miraculous. The lesson isn’t…

  • Easter Monday 2026

    Recognizing Jesus in our midst always happens after the experience is over   Luke 24 13 That same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about eleven kilometers from Jerusalem. 14 As they were talking and thinking about what had happened, 15 Jesus came near and started walking along beside them. 16 But they did…

  • Sunday Reflection – Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026

    Jesus Lives!! Matthew 28 The Sabbath was over, and it was almost daybreak on Sunday when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 Suddenly a strong earthquake struck, and the Lord’s angel came down from heaven. He rolled away the stone and sat on it. 3 The angel looked as bright as lightning, and his…

  • Kids Korner: Easter Sunday (April 5th)

    Read Matthew 28:1-10 with your family. Early on Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and another woman named Mary went to visit Jesus’ tomb. They were sad because Jesus had died. But when they got there, something amazing had happened. The stone in front of the tomb had been rolled away, and an angel told them, “Do…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Holy Saturday

    Sitting quietly in faith and reflection   Matthew 27 57 That evening a rich disciple named Joseph from the town of Arimathea 58 went and asked for Jesus’ body. Pilate gave orders for it to be given to Joseph, 59 who took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. 60 Then Joseph put the body in his own tomb…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Good Friday

    Finding the personal connection and resisting the crowd   Matthew 26 57 After Jesus had been arrested, he was led off to the house of Caiaphas the high priest. The nation’s leaders and the teachers of the Law of Moses were meeting there. 58 But Peter followed along at a distance and came to the courtyard of the…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Maundy Thursday

    Feel the depth of Jesus emotions as we are called to watch and pray   Matthew 26 17 On the first day of the Festival of Thin Bread, Jesus’ disciples came to him and asked, “Where do you want us to prepare the Passover meal?” 18 Jesus told them to go to a certain man in the…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Wednesday

    Sometimes our personal power is far more limited than we realize   Matthew 26 14 Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples. He went to the chief priests 15  and asked, “How much will you give me if I help you arrest Jesus?” They paid Judas 30 silver coins, 16 and from then on he started looking for a good…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Tuesday

    The question of ‘authority’ is about power, not personal connection with Jesus’ message   Matthew 21 23 Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”…

  • Holy Week 2026 – Monday

    Anger can be a spiritual response to our personal connection with injustice   Matthew 21 12 Jesus went into the temple and chased out everyone who was selling or buying. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of the ones who were selling doves. 13  He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should…