Tag: Easter

He is risen from the dead Alleluia

March 31, 2024

Alleluia Jesus is risen from the dead, he is alive he’s come back from the dead, the plot twist we have been teasing for the last few weeks. Jesus is risen from the dead, he has come back to the life, that is not something that happened before and Jesus has done it, he has risen from the dead Hallelujah! It’s so great to be able to shout that so loudly right now on this most Holy Day, Jesus is alive. … More He is risen from the dead Alleluia

Holy Week

March 19, 2024

Holy week, this most holy of weeks. The week that the whole of Jesus life and ministry has been leading up to. It really is a rollercoaster of a week, from the triumph of the entry into Jerusalem to Jesus’ trial and execution at the end. What a story! Jesus told us to tell his story and this is the crescendo of it, it all comes up to the final week of his life. He celebrates his final meal with his friends, he’s arrested, sentenced to death, dies and is buried in a tomb … More Holy Week

Alleluia

April 25, 2023

Alleluia!
This is indeed the Alleluia season.
There are many, many pieces of celebratory church music that have just the one word – Alleluia – and since this magazine issue is going out predominantly online, I thought this would be a good time to showcase some of them … More Alleluia

John 20:19-31 – The Locked Room

April 14, 2023

Can you imagine being so scared, so frightened, you lock yourself away and hide, no hope, no faith, absolutely terrified for your life? This is how the disciples felt in our gospel story today. God’s story which is our story. Yes the stories we read each day each week in the gospels are our stories. In Holy Week, I hope, like me, you stepped into God’s story as we followed our Stations of the Cross, as we walked that final hour with Jesus on Good Friday. So let us step into today’s story with the disciples, hiding behind locked doors for fear of the authorities … More John 20:19-31 – The Locked Room