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
Scripture Reading — Matthew 27:45-56“Surely he was the Son of God!”— Matthew 27:54Have you ever seen something that was so amazing you just couldn’t stop talking about it? Maybe it was something incredible that happened at a special event. Or something you saw while hiking or traveling, or in a TV d
Scripture Reading — John 19:25-27Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother. . . .— John 19:25Jesus’ entire ministry was characterized by selfless acts. Healing sick people, feeding hungry people, taking the role of a servant, and even raising the dead were major parts of his ministry of bringing the
Scripture Reading — Matthew 27:11-26When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere . . . he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said.— Matthew 27:24Pilate is a puzzling character in the story of Jesus’ death. He was the Roman governor of Judea,
Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:14-16One of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests. . . .— Matthew 26:14Sometimes I like watching TV shows about police, lawyers, investigators, and criminals. It can be intriguing to try to figure out a person’s motive for committing a crim
Scripture Reading — John 13:1-17He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”— John 13:6Have you ever had your feet washed by someone else? Or have you ever washed someone else’s feet? Years ago I was involved in a program where we trained student leaders. At the en
