Scripture Reading — Luke 24:13-35That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.— Luke 24:13A friend of mine went to his kids’ sports event, and he found a seat next to a random stranger in the stands. They started a conversation and talked for most

Scripture Reading — John 20:24-29Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.— John 20:24I can understand Thomas’s doubt. For whatever reason, he wasn’t with the other disciples when Jesus first visited them after his resurrection, so he hadn’t s

Scripture Reading — John 20:19-23On . . . that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”— John 20:19The disciples were hiding together behind locked doors in the days a

Scripture Reading — Luke 24:1-12On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.— Luke 24:1When they went to Jesus’ tomb on Sunday morning, the women expected to find Jesus’ body there. They had prepared spices for his burial

Scripture Reading — Mark 16:1-8“Go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”— Mark 16:7We might not like to be singled out, but many of us know what that’s like. It may be for a special honor, or it may be for doing somethin

Scripture Reading — John 20:1-18Jesus said to her, “Mary.”— John 20:16On the morning of Jesus’ resurrection, Mary Magdalene went to visit his tomb early—and when she saw the stone rolled away, she quickly went to tell Jesus’ disciples. They came and saw and then returned to where they were staying.

Scripture Reading — John 19:38-42Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders.— John 19:38Sometimes it’s easier to hide what we believe than to share it openly. This can happen especially when it