All posts tagged Easter
Hallelujah!
by Peggy Pedersen “Hallelujah” is a transliteration of a Hebrew word. The Greek is “alleluia.” Both mean Praise Yah—a shortened form of Yahweh, the Holy Name of God. The word appears 24 times in the Book of Psalms. Because of its Hebrew origin, it has…
Putting on new robes
by Rudy Pastucha Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! By the time you read this article, we will be beyond the season of Easter in the Church Year. But please permit me to linger with you in that season a bit longer. Remember all…
We are free!
by Paul Zabel “But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge” (Psalm 94:22). When slavery was common during the early part of the 19th century, a kind and gentle man visited the marketplace one day. There upon the…
Resurrection hope
by Don Schiemann In spring of 2010, I was in Prince George, BC. I preached at our church in the morning and led the congregation through a call meeting in the afternoon. Then I headed off to the airport to catch my flight home—a WestJet…
Empty promises
by Ken Maher “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared” (Luke 24:1). So begins the most wonderful story ever told. Sometimes, because we know what happens next, we are…
Easter Sunrise Service for intercultural congregation
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – A candlelight procession down Islington Avenue marked the beginning of an intercultural Easter Sunrise Service conducted in Urdu and Hindi, April 24. The celebration began at the intersection of Albion Road and Islington Avenue at 5:45 a.m. Pastor Greg Johnson (Our Saviour,…
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