When I think of Easter, I can’t help but think of women. The biblical narrative guarantees it. The Bible emphasizes the integral role of women in Christ’s ministry on earth. In a culture where their value was not esteemed, the elevation brought to them by the gospel message is astounding! Is it any wonder? True Christianity always seeks to elevate the status of women.
Read MoreThis week has been extraordinary in some difficult ways. Many of us are digging out of unprecedented arctic freezes. We’re also worn thin by the effects of a virus that remains unpredictable and deadly. But now, regardless of climate or Covid, we get to turn our hearts toward something we know and cherish: Easter.
Read MoreWhile we continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection, we are aware of Islam’s Ramadan. It’s the antithesis to Christianity’s Easter.
Read MoreThis Easter has felt different from the start, and I don’t sense we’re ready to move on from it just yet.
Read MoreEvery human’s faith hinges on Easter’s reality, this truth about Jesus.
Read MoreThis Easter, as we gratefully reflect on this important time with family, friends and colleagues, we also remember the hundreds of millions of Muslims who have yet to be served the Truth about this Lamb of God.
Read MoreI never thought much of Ash Wednesday before, since in my denomination the Lenten ritual of having the sign of the cross caressed into one’s forehead with symbolic ash isn’t really practiced.
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