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Even if you grew up in a liturgical church that observed Holy Week, you may not be familiar with the term “Spy Wednesday.” The term is an alternate name for a particularly dark day in Holy Week, one that centers on Judas Iscariot.

Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus?

What is Ash Wednesday? Discover the traditions and meaning of Ash Wednesday for Christians today! Know when and how to celebrate this religious holiday, which begins the season of Lent each year.

Resurrection eggs give you the tools you need to better convey the message of Easter to your kiddos. They are a great hands-on and age-appropriate way to help them understand the progression of events that led to Jesus' death on the cross and...

Pretty much everyone knows that B.C. means "Before Christ," but what does A.D. stand for? How did we get the A.D. system in the first place?

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...

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.

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.

Here are 50 of our favorite and most popular ideas for what to give up for Lent.

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.

Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. These 40 days are set aside to praise and worship the Lord; to read the Bible more, and to pray more often. Christians who observe Lent correctly anticipate deeper intimacy with the Lord.

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...

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?

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.

Lent, therefore, is a time to look at the relational closeness between ourselves and our Lord. Where do we need to grow closer with Jesus? Where do our actions, our habits, or our attitudes, get in the way of the call to faithful living?