Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Thursday, April 01, 2021

Is Easter Rooted in Paganism? A Rapid Response Video Series

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The Easter celebration is to mark the resurrection of Jesus, but some claim that it really is Christian repackaging of ancient pagan rituals...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Why the Resurrection Cannot be a Lie

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Easter week is here and Christians are getting ready to mark the rising of Jesus from the grave. The Resurrection is the foundational ev...
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

How the Resurrection Changed Jewish Minds

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This week is Holy Week, where Christians mark the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. No matter if you're a believer or no...
Friday, April 03, 2015

With Christians Dead, What's So Good about Good Friday?

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The students were praying. It was Holy Thursday, when Christians remember the Last Supper and Jesus’s prayer in the garden. Then, suddenly...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Jesus Redeems Us from the Monsters

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As we approach Easter Sunday, I think it's important for Christians to reflect on various aspects of our salvation. It's too easy ...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Answering Objections to the Resurrection (podcast)

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The resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone of Christianity. If the resurrection isn't true, Paul says "we are of all people ...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Why Holy Saturday Is So Important

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Dr. N.T. Wright on the importance of Holy Saturday in the Resurrection Week: After Good Friday comes Holy Saturday, the day of waiting,...
Friday, April 18, 2014

Does God Care More about Saving Souls than Strengthening Minds?

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Today is Good Friday, the day we remember Jesus' ultimate sacrifice for our souls. It is this day when Jesus was tortured by the thras...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The Crucial Lesson Taught on Holy Wednesday

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Today is Wednesday of Holy Week, the week of Jesus' Last Supper and crucifixion. Many scholars have worked through the Gospel narrati...
Friday, April 04, 2014

How to Be Smarter than Google

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This week, I've been writing a series looking at some of the objections skeptics raise against the Easter celebration. Although it may...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Is Easter Pagan? Part 3 - Historical Documentation

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This week, we've been looking at the claim that Easter is somehow a celebration with pagan roots. I've previously talked about how ...
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Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Is Easter Pagan? Part 2 - What Do You Get When You Cross a Jew with...

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Yesterday, I began a series looking at the claims made by some skeptics that Easter celebrations have their roots in pagan holidays and ...
Monday, March 31, 2014

Is Easter Pagan? Part 1 - The Rites of Spring

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Recently, I received a request from a friend who asked, "which came first, the Easter celebration: the resurrection of Jesus Christ or...
Thursday, April 04, 2013

Eastertide is High Tide for Apologetics!

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People have often commented on the incredibly fast pace of our current culture.  We live in a "get it then forget it" society wh...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Who Resurrected Jesus from the Dead?

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During Easter, there tends to be more focus on the claims of Christianity than at other times of the year, and many groups seek to take ad...
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Was it Necessary for Jesus to Rise Again?

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In his monumental Summa Theologica , Saint Thomas Aquinas presents a fully developed theology of the Christian church. Aquinas did this i...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Does Easter have Pagan Origins?

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This week is known as Holy Week, since it marks the events in Jesus' life between Palm Sunday and Easter morning.  Millions of Christia...
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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Why is the Resurrection so important?

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As we prepare for Easter, I thought it would be a good time to think about the resurrection in different ways. Imagine you are part of Jesus...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Should Evangelicals Celebrate Ash Wednesday?

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I teach a small Bible devotion for a company with Christian owners. Once a month, they invite their employees  to join together and spen...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Are the Books of Moses Forgeries

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From the 19th century onward, there has been a theory floating around known as the documentary hypothesis that claims the first five books o...
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