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Ahh, My Grandfather: An Easter Story

By Tom Zuniga I love my grandfather. I grew up a mile down the road from my grandparents, and I often walked to their house for adventures only grandparents and their grandchildren can appreciate. In turn, my grandfathe…
Attendance Matters: Counting the Church Numbers

The day after Easter, I surfed Twitter to see pastors boasting their numbers from the day before. "Celebrate with me that we had 49,335 people attend a service somewhere in the state today!" said Perry Noble, pastor of N…
He Is Alive: Easter Sunday Services at North Point Online

After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new week dawned, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to keep vigil at the tomb. Suddenly the earth reeled and rocked under their feet as God's angel came down from heaven,…
Easter Services at North Point Online Start Tonight!

Tomorrow is Easter, a day that many people have been anticipating for any number of reasons. Perhaps you have a big celebration planned at your church that you've been preparing for for weeks. Maybe you've got family a…
10 Facts About Easter

1) It's likely that Holy Week observances have been going on since the first anniversary of Christ's death and resurrection. However, the first writings of such practices don't appear until the fourth century. 2) Holy…
Don’t Skip the Tomb

By Sam at Creative Theology I have noticed in myself, and in the American church, the tendency to glance at the cross, bypass the tomb, and skip to Resurrection. There is no resurrection if we don’t first ackno…
Easter Song: Keith Green, Grace and Cassette Tapes

By Dave Burchett I think of Keith Green every Easter week because he recorded one of my favorite songs about the power of the resurrection. I have written before about the amazing life of Keith. He was one of the pionee…
The Sense and Nonsense of Easter

By Tom Zuniga Easter is the epitome of the illogical turn of events. People don’t just roll away massive unmovable boulders. People don’t escape from inescapable tombs. People don’t cheat death. And yet…
Easter Sunday Service

After the Sabbath, as the first light of the new week dawned, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to keep vigil at the tomb. Suddenly the earth reeled and rocked under their feet as God's angel came down from heaven,…
Thoughts on Easter Sunday: A Sunday Like Any Other

My roommate had some friends over last night. While I should have been focusing on my homework I couldn't help but listen in to the conversation they were having. The three of them all attend the same church -- different…