We all have crucifixion moments in our lives — when darkness, despair, pain, or grief seem to get the upper hand. But with resurrection, the worst thing is never the last thing. This week Pastor Mia invites us to resurrected life, where there is joy and hope. That's how it was for the first witnesses to the resurrection, and how it is for us today.

In Luke 16 The Story of the Dishonest Steward is a parable that was meant to shock the first audience to hear Jesus. In this lesson, a rich man fires his manager for wasting his estate and the manager responds by writing off debt owed to the rich man. Then story concludes with the unexpected; the rich man applauds the manager’s cleverness. So what is the point of this surprising outcome? As Pastor Mia shows, the shrewd use of money is an important part of a spiritual life.

This week Pastor Mia guides us through Luke’s account of the events leading up to the Crucifixion. During those five days in Jerusalem, Jesus preached about peace to an audience who didn’t get the point of his teachings. Jesus’s message didn’t sink in for his disciples as well. “Do you understand what I am saying to you,” he asked them during the Last Supper. Jesus wants us to answer that question as well. How will we respond?