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  • Kids Korner: Doubts and questions (April 27th)

    Read John 20:19-29 with your family. It is okay to ask questions when it comes to Jesus and believing. The people who knew Jesus in person had questions too. In this story we hear about Thomas, commonly known today as “Doubting Thomas”. He wanted to see Jesus, talk to Jesus and touch Jesus in order…

  • Easter Monday 2025

    Knowing the truth in our hearts   Luke 24 13 That same day two of Jesus’ disciples were going to the village of Emmaus, which was about eleven kilometres 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 not know who he was. 17 Jesus…

  • Sunday Reflection – Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025

    Christ is Risen! Hallelujah! Luke 24 Very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, carrying the spices they had prepared. 2 When they found the stone rolled away from the entrance, 3 they went in. But they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus, 4 and they did not know what to think. Suddenly two men in…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus is alive! (April 20th)

    Read Luke 24:1-12 with your family. He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Happy Easter It’s hard to imagine that between the Palm Sunday celebration from last week and the Easter celebration this week, that we have had the saddest week in the Christian year. All week we watched people get madder at Jesus and…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Holy Saturday

    The holy and spirit-filled can be found in waiting   Luke 23 50-51 There was a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea in Judea. Joseph was a good and honest man, and he was eager for God’s kingdom to come. He was also a member of the council, but he did not agree with what…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Good Friday

    Enemy of the State   Luke 22 66 At daybreak the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses got together and brought Jesus before their council. 67 They said, “Tell us! Are you the Messiah?” Jesus replied, “If I said so, you wouldn’t believe me. 68 And if I asked you a question, you…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Maundy Thursday

    When you do this, remember me   Luke 22 7 The day had come for the Festival of Thin Bread, and it was time to kill the Passover lambs. 8 So Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.” 9 But they asked, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Wednesday

    Facing temptation and uncertainty   Luke 22  The Festival of Thin Bread, also called Passover, was near. 2 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus, because they were afraid of what the people might do. 3 Then Satan entered the heart of Judas Iscariot, who was…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Tuesday

    Prepare for the changes in the world with prayer, not fear   Luke 21 25  Strange things will happen to the sun, moon, and stars. The nations on earth will be afraid of the roaring sea and tides, and they won’t know what to do. 26 People will be so frightened that they will faint because of what…

  • Holy Week 2025 – Monday

    When human power structures refuse to accept the authority of God’s people   Luke 19 45 When Jesus entered the temple, he started chasing out the people who were selling things. 46  He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be a place of worship.’ But you have made it a place where robbers hide!” 47  Each day, Jesus…