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
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.
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
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
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MINA, Nigeria — Easter Sunday turned violent in two cities in Nigeria's northern state of Niger, when young people presumed to be fundamentalist Muslims burned churches in Gwada, while Christian young people in the state capital of Mina defended a Baptist church from a similar
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Way back in the summer of 1969, I had the opportunity of taking what for a small-town 19-year-old was the trip of a lifetime. Fourteen other German-language students and I left the friendly confines of our southern Illinois community
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor A couple thousand years ago — on what the Bible calls the third day — all heaven broke loose. The occasion was the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the ultimate contrast to His agonizing death on a cross and
By Bill Webb Word&Way Editor Sunday is the most significant holiday on the Christian calendar, Easter -- or Resurrection -- Sunday. That is the commemoration of the day in history when God revealed the final detail of His plan for mankind, including victory over death.