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A celebration of Christ’s resurrection, Easter marks Christ’s triumph over death and, as the Apostle Peter writes, our “new birth into a living hope.” It’s a time to reflect on salvation, redemption, and the future coming of Christ’s kingdom.
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An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, went up for auction and sold to an anonymous bidder.
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Ngalakh combines baobab fruit and peanuts to end Easter in West African nation, reciprocated by the sharing of meat breaking Ramadan’s fast.
Astronomy teaches us to see the light in the world’s darkness.
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Experts debate the origin of the date- or nut-filled pastry, but Middle Eastern believers love the taste and the Good Friday symbolism in its shapes.
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Jesus’ lordship is not good news for those who want to use him to become kings themselves.
Even if Elevation’s Easter invites don’t spotlight the Crucifixion, it remains central to their worship.
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Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.
Everything is different because Jesus rose again. But do we live as if we understand he is alive?
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More than 100 years ago, Latin America’s most secular country abolished Christian holidays. Local church leaders have struggled to reclaim them since.
Billions know the Roman governor’s name. But he didn’t know the very son of God standing before him.