Jesus, in startling detail, lays out the events surrounding his own death. It's an uncomfortable truth because moving forward, the choice to follow him would come with 'strings'...

Reading the bible and listening to what it says are key to our relationship with God. There is no better way to get to know someone than by listening - really listening - to what they say. But then what do we do with what we've heard?

On the last day of Easter, something was brewing. Luke writes about the people - from every nation under heaven - that had come together and experienced something truly transformative.

Jesus had promised his disciples that they would receive the Holy Spirit to empower them to be witnesses to all the earth.

Jesus’ apostles could have only had questions… nothing was clear and they were patiently waiting. But waiting for what?

It’s hard to let go of our kids. As they get older, they step forward… and away. They assume more responsibility and more autonomy.

Peter nails it, doesn’t he? After reminding people of Jesus’ ministry - his life, death and resurrection...

It's as if it were too good to be true...

"On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus." (vs.1-3) Then those women were asked, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" (vs.5b-6a)

This week is a big one... we refer to it as Holy Week but that is definitely a term applied in hindsight.