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The good news of Easter, and every day, is that Jesus died for the sins of humankind and was resurrected. His resurrection shows that He is the promised Messiah, Savior, and divine Son of God.

How can we stop allowing lesser things to push the blood of Christ to the periphery of our lives? Read these eight directions to help us be cross-centered every day:

The origins of Easter predate our modern, post-resurrection understanding because God knew about the cross and the resurrection from the very beginning. Easter commemorates a series of events, the culmination of which is Christ’s resurrection.

Our culture is shifting from denying reality to attempting to usurp God's authority over reality altogether.

I majored in history in college. I had grown up in church and knew the stories, but my university studies provided a historical framework, so I understood the biblical stories more deeply. Through the years, studying ancient Jewish culture and...

One way to measure a story's power is to see how it has influenced other stories. No narrative has had more impact than the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. First of all, millions of lives have been transformed as the Gospel...

Prayer is a gift, but it often doesn't feel like one. Prayer feels like work or an obligation. It’s boring. We get distracted. Yet we’ve been told to pray without ceasing. God told me once, years ago, “If you knew how strong I am, all you’d do is...

When we first hear about Jesus Christ, we might not learn that he died, was buried, and that he rose from the grave. We might, instead, hear about a God who loved us so much that he sent his Son to walk with us as a human being. But then Easter...

“All the fun things about Easter are pagan. Bunnies are a leftover from the pagan festival of Eostre.” Hot cross buns are related to “Israelites baking sweet buns for an idol, and religious leaders trying to put a stop to it.” Eventually, “defiant...

We sometimes believe we’ll gain more of a hearing if we present Jesus as teacher but not as a former corpse. It is too disturbing, we think to ourselves, too weird. How then do we communicate the Easter story to children, as something more than...

Incorporate these in your life in the weeks leading up to Easter. You may find as you will walk into Easter Sunday that you are worshipping in a deeper, more intimate way because you took the time to remember his sacrifice.

These Easter poems help us reflect on the season's many aspects, from Christ's resurrection to how as Christians we are brought to life by that sacrifice.

Of all the days in the Easter calendar, Resurrection Day is the most famous and most important. It marks the culmination of everything that has come before, the promises and betrayals as Jesus went to the cross and defeated death.

Eostre is connected to Easter; however, Christians today are not celebrating the Germanic goddess Eostre. When Christians celebrate Easter, they are celebrating the glorious resurrection of the Lord.

The color purple is, therefore, a somber visual reminder of the color worn by the true King before His ultimate sacrifice for us and prompts us to take action to repent of our sins, ask God for forgiveness, and renew our faith in Christ.

Resurrection Sunday goes way past Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies. It celebrates our Savior, Jesus Christ, and His victory over death. Because He lives, we live!

Resurrection Sunday attests to Jesus’ divinity, shows that He conquered death and the grave, and reveals to us that we can have eternal life, as well as the forgiveness of sins, by placing faith in Him.

Experience the power of prayer as you reflect on the love of God and the sacrifice of Jesus with these beautiful Easter Prayers. May your faith experience renewed life and joy through the victory of Christ!

At Easter, we remember Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, how he was betrayed by close friends, and rose again after death. These Bible passages and classic religious quotes help us see those events in all their drama, glory, and surprise.

Triduum services are an important part of several denominations' Easter services, highlighting the final events of Holy Week.