Easter

Two-Thirds of Americans Believe Jesus Physically Rose from the Dead: Survey

Two-Thirds of Americans Believe Jesus Physically Rose from the Dead: Survey

Two-thirds of Americans say they believe Jesus physically rose from the dead, with nearly half of Americans saying they “strongly” believe in the historical event that forms the core of Easter, according to a Lifeway Research survey.

How Johnny Hart Taught Millions about Easter in the Sunday Funny Papers

How Johnny Hart Taught Millions about Easter in the Sunday Funny Papers

On Holy Saturday 2007, cartoonist Johnny Hart died of a stroke while working at his drawing table. Hart was the award-winning creator of the popular comic strips “The Wizard of Id” and “B.C.” which, at one time, reached 100 million readers worldwide every day. In a 1999 BreakPoint commentary, Chuck Colson identified Hart as “the most widely read Christian of our time,” with “more readers than C.S. Lewis, Frank Peretti, and Billy Graham combined.”

Holy Week 2024… So What?

Holy Week 2024… So What?
This past weekend has been known as Palm Sunday weekend. So what? It’s a fair question. In our culture, the significance of sacred days and times has long been forgotten.

500 People Reportedly Turned to Christ amid Transformation Church’s Controversial Easter Play

500 People Reportedly Turned to Christ amid Transformation Church’s Controversial Easter Play

Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, claims 500 people made professions of faith in Jesus Christ following its controversial Easter play, titled “Ransom.”

Pastor Mike Todd Responds to Backlash from Controversial Easter Service

Pastor Mike Todd Responds to Backlash from Controversial Easter Service

The two-hour production included dozens of dances, flashing lights, pyrotechnics, demonic characters, dry ice and covers of Ke$ha, Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé songs with several lyrical changes.

Truth, Love and Maundy Thursday

Truth, Love and Maundy Thursday

Christians are told that taking a moral stand, especially on questions so culturally controversial, is to distract from the Gospel. Instead, the Church must become more welcoming and avoid anything that makes people feel excluded from the Church. After all, we are told, isn’t the Gospel really about inclusivity?

Today, of all the days of Holy Week, directly confronts this mentality. Maundy Thursday is set aside on the Church calendar to remember the Last Supper. The word maundy comes from the Latin word for “mandate” or “command.” At this first celebration of Communion, Jesus gave His disciples “a new command,” that they should love and serve each other. To demonstrate what He meant, He picked up a basin of water and a towel and washed their feet.

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