This week, I saw a brief interview with Pastor Francis Chan. In the clip, Francis was relaying a recent story with his
children who said, “Dad, all you ever want to talk about is eternity.” That’s quite a statement for children to observe
about their father.

One of the great joys that we have as a church is to walk alongside of parents, grandparents, and extended families in
support of the spiritual growth of children. Whether that is a new born infant, a toddler, a pre-teen, or teenager, it is
a sacred privilege to be able to teach the Word of God to children.

“He is not here but He has risen” (Luke 24:6a). These are the words that the angel spoke to women at the tomb, including, Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others, after the Lord Jesus had been crucified, died, and was buried. These eight words changed the course of human history. At the most basic level, our system of tracking dates is called, “AD” which is shorthand for the Latin phrase, “Anno Domini,” which means, “in the year of our Lord.” The life, death and resurrection of Christ is used to denote the time period in which we live. It is in this era of human history that Christ conquered death and rose triumphantly over the grave.