Easter | Day 7

Easter | Day 7

Day 7 | Jesus’ Burial Lisa Scheffler, author It must have felt like it was over. After Jesus cried out and drew his last breath, it was done, wasn’t it? Since we know how the story ends, we know that Easter is coming. We know that from death comes new life and...
Easter | Day 7

Easter | Day 6

Day 6 | Jesus’ Crucifixion Lisa Sheffler, author Jesus’ journey had to lead to the cross. Jesus warned his disciples that this is where his destiny lay. The King would now be executed as an enemy of the state. Execution by crucifixion was reserved for the most...
Easter | Day 7

Easter | Day 5

Day 5 | Jesus’ Trial Before Pilate Lisa Sheffler, author All people were created by God and have dignity and worth. Yet we don’t always treat each other as if that is true. Sin has corrupted the human heart so thoroughly that it is capable of desiring another’s...
Easter | Day 7

Easter | Day 4

Day 4 | Jesus’ First Trial and Peter’s Denial Lisa Sheffler, author Because we are created in God’s image, we have an innate sense of justice. We like to see the guilty held accountable for their actions and nothing seems more unfair than when someone is...
Easter | Day 7

Easter | Day 3

Day 3 | The Garden of Gethsemane Lisa Scheffler, author Most of us know the knife-in-the-gut feeling of being rejected, abandoned, or betrayed. It’s excruciating. Though he demonstrated endless compassion and wisdom in his time on earth, Jesus knows those feelings...