Holy Saturday (The In-between)

The space in-between is a painful space. The not-yet. Incomplete. Confusing. Unknown. Unfulfilled. It’s the point where you lose hope the longer you stay. Holy Saturday is the in-between. Jesus was crucified and buried. For all his followers knew, that was the end. They had lost all hope that he was the true messiah as he promised. Confused, sceptic, disappointed …

Maundy Thursday Thoughts

Have you thought about your last meal? If you could plan it out what would you eat? Who would you invite? Jesus thought about it. And did it. He knew when and where it would happen. He knew what to eat and he knew who to invite. Today is Maundy Thursday. Today we remember what happened at Jesus’ last supper. …

Lent 2018: Setting the Table

Welcome to Lent. The exact beginnings of this Church tradition are unknown. The Bible doesn’t mention the season of Lent but we have come to recognize it as the 40 days (ok, 46 days but we don’t count Sundays) before Jesus rises from the grave on Easter morning. And Christians have been participating in Lent for hundreds of years. Lent …