“You mean Caribbean time, or St Lucian time?”  That is usually the first question that I ask when someone asks me to meet them.  Time is a liquid commodity in the Caribbean.  It can drive you nuts, or it can be surprisingly refreshing.  The Easter service this year was one of those surprisingly refreshing approaches [...]

Easter is an exciting and Joyous day for the people of Indonesia.    You see, in Indonesia it is not about Easter baskets, colored Easter eggs, or Easter candy.  It isn’t even about dressing in fancy new clothes.  It is about gathering with fellow Christians to worship and rejoice in their Risen Savior.  For the Indonesian [...]

Easter in Japan is only a church holiday.  Unlike Christmas, which is celebrated secularly, Easter is not.  No bunnies, Easter eggs, egg hunts or pastel colored candies to be found around here.  That fact can make it difficult to advertise for our special services.  It’s not known as a holiday, therefore aside from church members, [...]

“Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” On Easter Sunday people all across Russia will greet each other in this way, but it won’t be the 12th of April, it will be the 19th. Here in Russia Easter usually falls on a different Sunday than in the United States.
Russians like to color Easter eggs. [...]

“Yea Sue Foo Hwoh Luh!” is the phrase that will be spoken by Christians on Easter Sunday. In Mandarin Chinese this means, “Jesus has risen from the dead!” Fellow Christians then reply saying, “Shr Duh! Yea Sue Foo Hwoh Luh!”  This response means, “Yes, Jesus has risen from the dead!”   I love this part of [...]