Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Little-Known Facts About the Holiday
(The Conversation) This Sunday, April 16, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. The
Focus on Christ all season this Easter
I’m glad that Lent is a part of the Easter season experience at the Baptist church where I have been a member the last several years and
Easter laughter
Heard any good jokes lately? Early Christians customarily celebrated Easter with joy, laughter and lots of jokes. Someone once said that humor is our response to seeing the proud lord of death step on a banana peel. That proud lord of death (Satan) thought he
Easter is a time of renewing our vows
Easter is the signature day on the Christian calendar. Two thousand years ago, prophecy was fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus from a Jerusalem tomb. More important, Christ fulfilled the purpose of God in redeeming sinful humanity. For believers, this is akin to a
Don’t be distracted this Easter
Easter reminds us that one of the most effective ways to influence others for Christ is simply to tell the story of redemption and what the Son of God means to us, what he has done for us and especially the relationship with Christ that
Make your own great Easter egg surprises
Growing up, I liked to create Easter eggs, learning to dye them and use wax to make interesting designs. Plastic Easter eggs in which my parents would hide surprises, like money or coupons, were fun, too.
Today, “Easter eggs” are still fun and exciting, with
Easter: Did you ever wonder…?
Questions arise every Easter, troubling some Christians as they struggle to reconcile all the details of the Resurrection accounts in the four Gospels. But many New Testament scholars insist different perspectives of the witnesses underscore the independent testimony of the Gospels — as does their
Spiritual preparation for Easter not just a ‘Catholic thing’
Many Christians view Easter — the celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection — as the culmination of their community life, expressing the heart of their faith. But Baptists and other evangelicals often have omitted any intentional period of preparation for their holiest of days.
After Easter, be more like Jesus
The highest holy day of the year for Christians is a mere three days away. Christians will rightfully celebrate God’s sacrifice in the death of His Son on a ghastly cross. We will remember His death reverently and soberly. But we also will rejoice
Celebrate Easter by starting earlier
A back issue of Word&Way -- about 50 years back -- reported on the subject of whether Baptists needed to observe Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. The consensus among pastors and other workers who responded was that Southern Baptists did not need