Happy Easter. Here is today’s Easter message from Joe and Jill Biden: Jill and I send our warmest wishes to Christians around the world celebrating Easter Sunday. Easter reminds us of the power of hope and the promise of Christâs […]
Easter
Happy Easter!
More N.T. Wright:
Atonement
Christâs atoning sacrifice frees us from our efforts to atone for ourselves. Thatâs the enduring power of the cross. And on Good Friday, we remind ourselves that our guilt really has been taken away and our sin atoned for.
Singing songs about Jerusalem
Holy Week centers on historical events that took place in Jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. This reality makes demands of us.
The miracle of suffering
The Passion of Christ is a mystery of undeserved rejection, friends who hurt you, and knowing that your suffering will break your parentsâ hearts. And yes, the Passion is pain that saves.
Power and privilege and the Passion
At Christmas, we are often asked to consider âwhat child is this?â At Easter, among other things, we might ask, âwhat power is this?â
N.T. Wright on Easter
Happy Easter!
Earthly injustice in light of the Resurrection
âChrist is risen!â â they sing at church. But I am saddened, my soul is silent. The world is filled with blood and tears, And the sound of this hymn before the altar seems an insult. If He were here […]
A.R. Bernard: What were you thinking inviting Chuck Schumer to your church on Easter Sunday?
In case you missed it, Chuck Schumer recently spoke–on Easter Sunday–at A.R. Bernard’s Christian Cultural Center, a megachurch in Brooklyn. Some of you may remember A.R. Bernard. He was one of the original Trump court evangelicals, but quickly left the […]