Roman rulers upheld order through crucifixions and terror. Jesus, by contrast, showed that true authority is rooted in ...

They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises. Credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster WHEN WAS THE FIRST-EVER EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE? It is unclear if the ...

Yet the reality is something quite different: God’s light never ... for the Stations of the Cross and made an intriguing addition. He added a new station: “Jesus’ Cry of Abandonment.” ...

the day celebrates Jesus’ resurrection after his sacrifice on the cross. A few hundred believers gathered on the beach in time for the sunrise Sunday morning. The Church at the Beach hosted ...

The Cross of Jesus is a cosmic event. The world is darkened, when the Son of God is given up to death. The earth trembles. And on the Cross, the Church of the Gentiles is born. The Roman centurion ...

Still, Peeler asserts, it is appropriate to refer to God as Father—not only “because the tradition did so but also because Jesus did so.” Next, Peeler poses the question: If Jesus was born to a woman ...

The faithful around the world observe Good Friday on Friday, April 7, 2023. Good Friday is the "most solemn day of the year" for Christians, according to the CatholicLink website and many other ...

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Perhaps one of the best-known verses in the Bible ...

Jesus took bread, and when he had given ... Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.

The embodiment of God in Jesus — the deity made flesh, dwelling among us — means that God both suffered and, crucially, suffered with others in a way that was a seismic break with all that ...