Paul’s account of the Resurrection in First Corinthians is (with all its theological implications) one of the great doctrinal rocks upon which the historic Church is founded, and as such is important ...
Easter is no "happily ever after." The empty tomb is presented as a problem as much as a solution. But this is in keeping with the gospel narrative, which is one of paradox from beginning to end. I ...
Easter for faithful Christians is not about bunnies and the bloom of spring. It is about the resurrection of Jesus Christ as something infinitely greater. How important is it? In what is likely the ...
To observant Christians, Easter is about much more than bunnies and chocolate eggs. In 2008, Larry Hurtado examined how early believers came to grips with the idea of Jesus’ resurrection. His column ...
Spiritually these deeds save us. But do mend our earthly bodies as well? This week, Protestants and Catholics around the world will celebrate Easter, once again in the midst of a global pandemic. At ...
Do you know that every year thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps, passing the “stations of the cross” to stand at an outdoor crucifix? One tourist noticed a little trail that led ...
As we approach Easter, I think the time is ripe to reclaim for our own lives the earliest articulation of an experience of the Resurrection: that which is noted by Paul. Rather than another article ...
Last October, I officiated at the wedding of my best friend’s eldest son. My friend died after a terrible car accident over 10 years ago. I was away studying for my doctorate when this happened, so I ...
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The true meaning of Easter and the resurrection
Last Sunday, Easter Day, Christians celebrated The Resurrection, the raising of Jesus from the dead. Now, of course, The Resurrection speaks to the notions of eternal life and ultimate destiny, there ...
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