More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus asked His disciples, "But who do you say that I am?" It is a question that the Apostle Peter famously answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Peter ...

Easter is a reminder of the love Jesus taught, how to help a neighbor, and the need to be the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus at all times. Pastor Shana Dry, First United Methodist Church, said living ...

The disciples instead believed Jesus was the powerful Messiah — the one who would destroy God’s enemies and establish his kingdom here on earth, with himself at its head. They assumed he was going to ...

One story my family regularly tells is from Easter 1981, when my grandmother, the late Mary Lou Cole, made Easter baskets for all the little kids at the family celebration. They weren’t actually her ...

Easter is just a hop around the corner – with millions of people around the world are preparing to celebrate this Sunday. The Christian holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While ...

Our Easter services at our favorite places of worship are over. We have had bountiful meals surrounded by our loved ones. We’ve been delighted by the joy of our little ones hunting down colorful, ...

"But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." – 1 Corinthians 15:57. Easter is about Jesus' resurrection from the dead after dying for our sins on the cross at Calvary ...

A mosaic of the Resurrection in the Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon. FredSeiller/Wikimedia Commons Aaron Gale, West Virginia University As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin ...

As mankind shows a disconnect from religious beliefs — a capitalist view of Santa Claus replaces the birthday celebration of Jesus and the Easter Bunny stands in for Christ on Resurrection Sunday — ...

That God, which ever lives and loves, One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event To which the whole creation moves. — Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) When American colonists were ...

As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Other charismatic Jewish teachers or ...