What if the worst thing that ever happened was not the end but the beginning?

Easter is the day everything turns. The tomb is empty. The darkness is broken. Jesus is alive and with Him comes the undoing of sin, the promise of new creation, and a hope that death cannot touch.

Join us this Sunday at 10am as we celebrate the resurrection together at St. George in the Pines. Coffee and conversation to follow. Everyone is welcome.

Celebrant:

Rev. Seth Enriquez

Readings:

Acts 10:34–43; Psalm 118:1–2; Psalm 118:14–24; 1 Corinthians 15:1–11; John 20:1–18 (Read now)

Hymns:

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Listen now)

Yours Be the Glory, Risen, Conquering Son (Listen now)

Almighty God (Listen now)

Tethered to the Cross (Listen now)

Yet Not I but Through Christ in Me (Listen now)

What songs are shaping your faith right now? Take a listen to the ones we're singing this season on our church playlist on Spotify!

We will be holding our church potluck on Easter Sunday, right after service! Bring a delicious treat, snack or soup, homemade or store-bought! Sign-up for potluck is below. We encourage everyone to bring something, even if it's small!

Come over for our Banff Food & Friends Benefit-Appreciation concert, featuring the voices of Banff artists Ji Won Baxter and Heather Jean Jordan, as they present an evening of old Hollywood classics tunes.

Join us on Sunday, April 27th at 7 P.M. at St. George's for a heartwarming performance and a celebration of what Food & Friends has become in the community. Support a great cause while enjoying an unforgettable night of music!

Join us this Eastertide for a thought-provoking book study of C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters. We'll explore the many shades of a Christian life, and the power of evil versus good through the eyes of a senior demon. Come out and share with your hearts and minds, as we discover more about each other and ourselves. The registration link is below! 

What if the king doesn’t come to give us what we want, but to show us what we’ve wanted all wrong?

On Palm Sunday, the crowd expected rescue on their terms. But Jesus came to deal with the deeper problem we’ve been avoiding. In this message, Rev. Seth invites us to consider why that might be exactly what saves us.

What a successful night! Our deepest thanks to our amazing Banff Food & Friends team, to Saffron Banff Indian Bistro for preparing yesterday's very popular meal and all of our stupendous volunteers!

We served two meals: Butter Chicken and Vegetable Malabar, with rice, salad and butter naan. We served 313 meals and received a whopping $496.80 in donations! What an unbelievable show of support!

In a recent New Yorker interview, Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a well-known voice in American evangelicalism, tried to explain why he supported Donald Trump in 2020 after calling him a sexual predator in 2016. "Not Donald Trump," he said. "But everything else."

For many people, especially those watching from outside the church, this landed hard. It felt like confirmation. That Christianity isn’t really about Jesus. That it's just a tool for gaining or holding power. That its loudest defenders will pivot when the pressure rises, and moral clarity will melt away if the moment feels desperate enough. It seemed to prove what a lot of people already suspected: that Christian conviction is flexible if the tribe demands it...

- Gospel of Mark calls Jesus God in every chapter is an excellent video by Wes Huff that shows how every chapter of Mark points to who Jesus really is. well worth your time.

- The Danger of Fact-ist Politics is a thoughtful piece is worth your time, reminds us that in today’s political climate, humility and discernment matter more than doubling down on being “right.”

- Devil and the Deep Blue Sea  is a captivating podcast reviewing the 'satanic panic' of the 80s that helps us better understand how fear-driven moral panics can distract the Church from confronting real sin within its own walls.

- How a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian Larry Sanger, a co-founder of Wikipedia turned Christian, dissects his own journey from skepticism to faith with the precision of a logician and the urgency of a man who has realized the limits of mere reason. You can watch a video of his journey here.

- Why Everyone Should Believe that the Gospels are Reliable this eye-opening article lays out why the Gospels aren’t just ancient myths but some of the most reliable historical documents we have, backed by non-Christian sources, tons of manuscripts, and real eyewitness testimony—making them pretty hard to ignore.

- Should “Sex Work” Be Legal? Exodus Cry unpacks why legalizing sex work doesn’t protect the vulnerable but instead fuels exploitation, trafficking, and deeper societal harm.

- The Vagabond King In this haunting article, Paul Kingsnorth weaves history, myth, and faith into a meditation on Christ as the wandering King who upends the world’s empires and expectations.

- The Efficacy of Prayer In this incisive article, C.S. Lewis dissects the dangers of moral busybodies and the creeping tyranny of well-intentioned control, reminding us that the road to hell is often paved with unchecked benevolence.

- Worship Starts with a Pierced God In this gripping article, Esther Shin Chuang explores how extreme religious devotion—like Thaipusam’s body piercings—reveals a deep human hunger for transcendence, one that only Christ truly satisfies.

Alert!

Scam emails are once again going around pretending to be from me (or “Senior Pastor Seth” or some variation). These messages usually say I have an urgent request and often ask for gift cards or money, while telling you not to call or text because I’m “in a meeting.”

These are scams. Please don’t respond.

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