NZ Christian Network would like to express our thanks once again to the NZ Herald for printing the joint Easter message from Auckland Church Leaders.

The Herald has been running these joint Easter and Christmas articles for several years now in what is a good example of Christian leaders working together in unity.

This year’s Easter message begins …

Christians enjoy chocolate as much as anybody. We enjoy the look on our kids’ faces when they see what the Easter Bunny has brought. We certainly enjoy two extra days off. At the same time we understand that the events we celebrate on Easter weekend are central to our Christian faith and therefore central to our lives. The events about 2000 years ago concerning a man named Jesus are commemorated by millions of Christians the world over at Easter because these events change our perspective on pain, brokenness, grief, death, and life itself.   Read on …  A man’s pain brings a message of hope and love to humanity – National – NZ Herald News.

Author: Glyn Carpenter

Glyn Carpenter was National Director of New Zealand Christian Network from March 2003 to 2017. He attends Northcote Baptist Church in Auckland, is married to Christine (married in 1981), and they have three sons – two working as doctors and one in computer science.