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Don’t you hate it when the electricity goes out and you have to live in darkness until it is fixed? It’s the best feeling when power is restored and the lights come on, chasing away the darkness

Multiply that feeling by a thousand (probably more) and we may start to understand how Jesus’ followers felt that first Easter morning when they discovered the empty tomb and later saw Jesus in person. Read more about that Easter joy and light and how it continues to chase away the darkness in "The dawn after the darkness."

Sharing that Easter joy and light is essential to reach those living in darkness. Two authors this month share stories of patience, heartache, and joy as they reach out with Christ’s love to hurting souls. Read "A cup of coffee and God's grace" and "Roommates again."

- Julie Wietzke, managing editor

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Living Hope, Chattanooga, Tenn. pastor taking to children sitting on the stairs of church easter

August Sturm played his first full service on organ

pastor baptizing a toddler with parents behind

Hope, Toronto, Ontario, Canada inside of church people sitting in pews, steel drums in the front, children sitting by the altar

St. Peter, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada pastor taking to children sitting on the stairs of church easter

St. Paul’s, New Ulm, Minn., Bible study group

pastor wearing white with red stole installing Jared Natsis

Acolyte at Emmanuel, Tempe, Ariz. teen boy cross on wall

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Living Hope, Commerce City, Colo., started a Women’s Bible study. women sitting around a table

Connecting women to Jesus and each other

Christine Painter's dedication to women's ministry has cultivated a thriving sisterhood at Living Hope, Commerce City, Colo. “I have always felt God tugging me towards supporting women,” says Painter. Driven by her own struggles, including divorce and single motherhood, she sought to create a space for women to connect with...