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So long as the believer’s heart and motives are correct, a proper fast, whether during Lent or at some other time in the calendar year, can have enormous spiritual benefits that prepare them for the coming season and bring them closer to the heart...

While the Bible doesn’t mention Ash Wednesday specifically, the celebration has great value for Christians as it reminds us of the humility with which we should approach God. 

Lent is a time spent by Christians, or Christ followers, preparing our hearts for Easter.

Keep it simple and straightforward. Then answer questions and approach Lent in a way that goes back to reminding them that everything God does is out of love.

Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. In 2025, Ash Wednesday will be on March 5th. Ash Wednesday focuses the Christian’s heart on repentance and prayer, usually through personal and communal confession. 

When is Good Friday? Why is it different than any other Friday? For Christians worldwide, Good Friday is a day of remembrance as the Friday Jesus was crucified and died on the cross.

What is Lent and why do people fast? Discover the meaning and traditions of the great Lenten season of the Christian faith as we explore the deep history of this time before Easter Sunday.

Before we rush into celebrating the resurrection part of Easter, we need to consider the last words of Jesus on the cross. Until we understand Good Friday, we can't understand Resurrection Sunday.

Churches can help “creasters” move from attending church services once or twice a year to faithful, serving church members. Perhaps they visited a church on Easter or Christmas because of their curiosity or because God was at work in their hearts....

Lent is not mentioned in the Bible, but rather started in the fourth century AD. Even though there is no explicit evidence of Lent in Scripture, many believers have tried to argue that Lent is based on Jesus’ temptation in the desert for 40 days.

A palm cross represents a symbolic connection to how the last week of Jesus’ life started and how it ended.

It is considered by Roman Catholics, as well as more liturgical Protestant denominations, to be the most sacred part of the liturgical year. What exactly is the meaning of triduum and how does it relate to Easter?

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” - Romans 15:13, ESV

Ephesians 2:8 reveals, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”

On Holy Saturday 2007, cartoonist Johnny Hart died of a stroke while working at his drawing table. Hart was the award-winning creator of the popular comic strips “The Wizard of Id” and “B.C.” which, at one time, reached 100 million readers...

“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” - Psalm 145:8-9

The Easter songs in this Resurrection Medley, performed by Willow Worship, are sure to remind you of the real reason for the season!

Of course, we must not focus on Jesus’ resurrection only on Easter or even only on Sundays. For believers who truly grasp the impact of the gospel in their lives, the resurrection will be our life-long theme. Because we know that, “Because he...

Sin, peace, mercy, kindness, and love; humility and service: one symbol represents all of these. The cross reminds us why Christ came and why He needed to die. The empty tomb reminds us not to stay locked in guilt, grief, and shame over the...

Although the Bible contains little personal information about Pontius Pilate’s wife, various historical and apocryphal records identify her as Claudia Procula.