Theology
The Biggest Myths About the Resurrection
Everyone has their opinion about what happened that day even if, in many cases, they’re missing some facts.<p>Today is Easter Sunday, the day when …
ReligionYes, we’ve lost our faith in God, but we’ve lost our faith in reason too
Our failure to create social movements that fill the space vacated by the church has left people feeling helpless<p>Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. So runs the inscription above the gates of hell in Dante’s Inferno. Through those gates walks Dante with his guide Virgil:<p>Now sighs, loud wailing, …
Opinion (UK)How We Got Our Bible: Did You Know?
Current Issue<p>Remembering Billy Graham - April 2018Subscribe<p>Read This Issue<p><b>How a Humble Evangelist Changed Christianity As We Know It</b><br>• How Billy Graham …
ReligionQur'an: The Word of God
The Quran, the holy book of Islam, begins with a short <i>surah</i> (chapter) called the <i>Fātihah</i>, [The Opening]:<p>In the Name of God,<p>The Merciful, the …
Oxford University PressTHE KOLBRIN BIBLE-3,600 YEAR-OLD MANUSCRIPT TO REWRITE HUMANITY’S HISTORY
Considered as one of the oldest books that made it through the test of time is The Kolbrin Bible, a 3,600-year-old Bible that speaks of …
Ancient CivilizationWhatever happened to the Christian intellectual? Progressive faith in a secular age
Progressive Christian thought dominated much of 20th-century public life — and we need it more than ever today<p>In a poem called “Men Made Out of Words,” Wallace Stevens says it all: “Life consists / Of propositions about life.” He goes on to suggest that thinking, what he calls “the human reverie,” …
U.S. Politics'The Resurrection Was the Greatest Event in History'
We know directly from Saint Paul that Greek philosophers thought the resurrection was a curious absurdity. Politicians more pragmatically feared that …
ReligionThe Resurrecftion Debunked: The Empty Tomb
April 1, 2018 by Jonathan MS Pearce<p>As mentioned in my two previous posts, it is that time of year again where the Resurrection of Jesus requires a …
ReligionEaster, the greatest comeback of all time -- and one that is available to you, anytime you choose
Easter is the time to celebrate Jesus Christ and proclaim his resurrection victory, the foundation of the Christian faith. As the apostle Paul said in I Corinthians 15:14, “If Christ wasn’t raised to life, our message is worthless and so is your faith.”<p>Jesus was the most important person who ever …
OpinionExploring the Shroud's Top 5 Mysteries
Opinion<p>'He Is Risen!' - Physical Evidence of Christ's Resurrection?<p>Posted: Apr 01, 2018 12:01 AM<p><i>The opinions expressed by columnists are their own</i> …
Conservative ViewJesus Christ Superstar: Where to watch and what to expect
<b>(CNN) —</b> In just a few hours John Legend will take the stage as Jesus Christ in NBC's live musical "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."<p>It's the latest live musical from NBC, which previously has aired "Sound of Music Live," "Peter Pan Live," "The Wiz Live" and "Hairspray Live."<p>Below is …
Celebrity NewsMary Magdalene doesn't need a feminist makeover
Just in time for Easter, Universal Pictures' Focus Films released "Mary Magdalene," starring Rooney Mara as Jesus of Nazareth's most famous female follower, and Joaquin Phoenix (Mara's current love interest) as Jesus himself. The United States was supposed to be on the distribution list, but the …
ReligionEaster Fools' Day: Did ya hear? Jesus pranked the devil
Easter falls on April Fools' Day this year, the first time since 1956, and the joke writes itself.<p>There's a million ways to tell the wisecrack — considered by some historians to be the greatest prank in history — but the root of it goes like this: Jesus died and was resurrected three days later, …
April Fools' DayFirst Presidency Shares Easter Messages at General Conference
Easter is the apex holiday of Christian worship. It’s a hopeful time when followers of Christ around the world — including members of The Church of …
ReligionHE IS RISEN!! Hallelujah!!
<b>HE IS RISEN!!</b><p>For thousands of years, Christians have celebrated the reality-shattering moment that we recognize today, the divine gift that God made …
ChristianityMenorah Books, Israel365 publish new edition of the Bible
Book centers around the Land of Israel.<p>><br>• ><p>VIEW OVER The Temple Mount. Right: Al-Aksa Mosque. Left: Dome of the Rock. (. (photo credit: Mark Neiman/GPO)<p>…
IsraelWonders that never cease
<b>ANALYSIS/OPINION:</b><p>Cynics like to claim that Christians at Easter unknowingly celebrate a pagan spring fertility rite that the church co-opted for its …
ReligionThese Tweets About 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live' Will Let You Relive It Over & Over Again
All hail out lord and savior, John Legend! That's right — NBC's biblical new live musical event <i>Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert</i> is finally …
Mary MagdaleneWhy I Love Pastafarians
April 1, 2018 by Shem the Penman<p>If Voltaire were alive today, he’d be wearing a pasta strainer!<p>Satire has a rich literary tradition. Writers in …
ReligionTrump Wishes Jews A Happy Passover
(JTA) — President Donald Trump offered holiday greetings for Passover.<p>“During the sacred holiday of Passover, Jewish families around the world give …
Jewish CultureEaster Sunday isn't just about religion
Easter Sunday is not just a religious holiday. It is a celebration of a factual event upon which the prior scope of human history is understood and …
FaithJesus Got Up!
Joe Louis, arguably the best boxer of all time, had a spotless record of 27–0 going into his fight with the German Max Schmeling. This was in 1936, …
ReligionHe Is Risen vs The Alternative.
<b>Yes He Does</b><p>Happy Easter to one and all.<p>As was covered here earlier today at Red State by <b>Behold, He Is Alive by Susan Wright</b> and <b>Happy Easter by Caleb</b> …
ReligionJohn Legend juicing ahead of shirtless ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ scene
No one ever said playing Jesus was easy.<p>John Legend is gearing up for his performance Sunday night in NBC’s “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” …
Celebrity NewsIn an overture to #MeToo, Mormon apostle condemns ‘nonconsensual immorality’
In the midst of an LDS General Conference filled with big changes within Mormonism, an LDS apostle Sunday addressed a big topic, one drawing …
MormonismThe Greatest Thing That Man Has Ever Done – An Easter Message
<i>“I’m just a lonesome traveler, The Great Historical Bum , Highly educated from history I have come, I built the Rock of Ages, ’twas in the Year of</i> …
JesusHow Smoking a Pipe Turned Me Into a Calvinist
April 1, 2018 by Chuck McKnight<p>Everyone knows of the health risks associated with smoking a pipe. But no one ever warned me about the far greater …
J.R.R. TolkienWorkshop of Bergognone (Ambrogio di Stefano da Fossano) | The Twelve Apostles: Saints Bartholomew, Andrew, Matthew, James the Greater, Thaddeus, Philip, James the Lesser, Simon, Peter, Paul, Thomas, and John | The Met
Arduino Colasanti and Tiberio Gerevich. "I quadri italiani nelle collezioni del conte Pálffy in Ungheria." <i>Rassegna d'arte</i> 12 (November 1912), p. 166, …
Art MuseumsParshat Passover (seventh day): 7th Day Pesach 5778
<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> An elderly American was waiting in line for Passport Control at Charles de Gaulle Airport. While fumbling for his passport, the …
Los AngelesEASTER SUNDAY
Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year. Leo I (Sermo xlvii in Exodum) calls it the greatest feast (<i>festum festorum</i>), and says that …
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