Everything has a beginning and an end…every book, every movie, every person we know or encounter has a start and a finish.  We hold this as constant in our ever-changing world.  But what if we were wrong?  What if there was more than we perceived?  What if our lives, as we understand them, were not […]

The Lenten season is here.  Six weeks set aside each year to prepare our hearts for Easter.  Traditionally, we are called to “give something up” for Lent.  These simple sacrifices help to focus our minds on the ultimate sacrifice by Jesus for us.  As we give up sweets or meat or even Facebook, we reflect […]

He is risen!  He is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the empty tomb and the hope we have in Jesus!  The first Easter, however, was less celebratory than today…at least at first.  The first Easter started off feeling hopeless, full of sadness.  Yet it didn’t stay that way very long!  Hope was restored at the […]

When we work hard, we expect fair compensation.  We don’t like to be taken advantage of or ignored.  But what about when we’re over compensated?  How do we feel when we receive more than we are due?  God, in His amazing grace, gives us more than we deserve!  As we explore the parable in Matthew […]

Easter – Mark 16:1-14