What a great day Easter is! It’s a very big deal, the greatest day for Christians. Today we proclaim and celebrate that Jesus of Nazareth – who was crucified, died and was buried – has been raised to life by the power of God, that he is declared with power to be the Son of…
Category: Easter
Easter, 2005
Two weeks ago, Canada mourned the deaths of four Mounted police murdered while on duty in Alberta. Thousands gathered at the funeral of the officers. Thousands more watched the service on television. In that service the father of one of the officers gave the eulogy for his son, and in that eulogy he read these…
Easter, 2004
Today is Easter Sunday. Across the world, millions of Christians have celebrated and are celebrating the resurrection from the dead of Jesus of Nazareth, the carpenter and itinerant rabbi who was nailed to a Roman cross outside Jerusalem 2000 years ago. It is the high point of celebration in the church calendar. We say to…