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Therefore, regardless of how Christians may choose to celebrate Easter (with or without egg hunts and bunnies), all Christians can joyfully commemorate Christ’s death and resurrection. These events are at the core of the gospel message and the...

You may have heard people ask, “Do Mormons call themselves Christians?” or the follow-up question, “Do Mormons celebrate Easter and other Christian holidays?” We need to look at Mormon history and the debates about Mormon teachings to fully answer...

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the tomb on the third day after his crucifixion. Rejoice in the salvation Jesus has given if we believe in Him with these Easter quotes!

Easter is the day on which Christians remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, agreeing with the angel at the tomb: “He is not here; he has risen!” (Luke 24:6-7). Jesus had promised before his death: “I am the resurrection, and the...

Whether you attend a church that uses liturgy or not, including Easter poems in your church services can be a great way to see the holiday's themes in a new way. Here are 10 Easter poems that explore different aspects of the holiday in powerful...

Why do we remember the cross at Easter? What does it mean in Christian tradition, and what does it mean today?

The life of Jesus is real in time and nature, and at the same time, his every act sends a message. He was born, lived as a baby, worked a job, ministered for three years, and died and rose again. These things aren't myth or fiction. They...

Trusting God is something that we have to learn to do, even during the Easter holiday. Although we trust Him with our salvation, it can be hard to trust Him with life's daily stressors. Even though this is common, we need to start trusting God...

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.

While Easter is predominantly a Christian holiday, aspects of the celebration have gained prominence around the world. Non-Christians are just as likely to participate in some form of Easter celebration as Christians, which provides an opportunity...

Meditation sometimes gets a bad reputation. Eastern meditation from sources like Buddhism or Hinduism teaches us to empty our minds and become nothing, accepting anything that comes to us as some mystical value. The Biblical connotation of...

Easter is all about the source of our hope as Christians: Jesus as the world’s Savior who offers eternal life. But even though Easter is a sacred holiday, the people around us often celebrate it as a secular holiday. We can’t assume that people...

“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.