Discover the purpose of Easter in your life!   Deepen your celebration of Easter this year with 40 days of morning and evening devotions that guide you beyond the crucifixion. Author and pastor Barney Cargile invites you to journey toward Easter with Jesus by inspiring meaningful contemplations about the power of His life, death, and resurrection. Daily readings include: Principles to consider - Questions to ponder - Bible passages to explore - Prayers to share - And a bonus devotion for the morning after Easter Sunday Cargile also offers reflections on his own Easter journey while writing this book. His wife was diagnosed with cancer shortly after he began writing, and eight months later she went home to heaven. Like Jesus, Barney walked a path of suffering—and like Jesus, Barney focuses on the resurrection that will follow. Be encouraged to draw near to Jesus and experience The Perfect Savior 's message that He gives hope even in the midst of darkness.     Journey toward Easter with Jesus   Deepen your appreciation of Easter through meaningful contemplations about the power of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection. Forty morning and evening devotions will guide your approach to Holy Week, remembering God’s plan before time that culminates with a risen Savior!   Barney knows the journey from suffering to hope. His wife was diagnosed with cancer shortly after he began writing this book, and eight months later she went home to heaven. Barney walked that path of hardship with a hope-filled focus on the resurrection to follow.   Be encouraged to draw near to Jesus and celebrate  The Perfect Savior ’s message that the Son of God provides hope even in the midst of darkness.     Barney Cargile III lives on a small farm in Santa Rosa, California, next door to his daughter, Tiffany, and her family. A semi-retired pastor with Santa Rosa Christian Church, he loves writing, traveling, and playing monster with his grandkids. Barney has traveled the world, bringing hope and encouragement to those who need it most. He also works with the Redwood Gospel Mission and The Ark, a recovery home ministering to those trapped in addiction, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Barney has authored The Perfect Gift , Thriving in Quarantine , and Thriving in Troubled Times , and blogs weekly.