In his Easter 3 sermon, the Revd Dr John Salmon, candidly explained why as a Progressive Christian he has problems coming to church on Christmas and Easter. It is all about how we remember.

"The Easter season – these weeks between Easter and Pentecost – traditionally focuses on unpacking the Easter stories, as foundations for Christian faith.

But that’s really hard for someone like me… I’ve never been able to swallow either the “dead man walking” version of Easter Day, or the “he died for my sins” understanding of Good Friday. And the post-resurrection “appearances” we heard about this morning provoke all kinds of arguments in my mind…

So I ask, how can we be ‘church’ for people with a view like mine?"

Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=535&id=1058.