Today, some methods of execution, such as electrocution, are called “cruel and unusual punishment.” No execution mode ever fit that definition more than crucifixion. After the criminal was...
“If Christ has not been raised,” the apostle Paul taught, “your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17). The resurrection of Jesus Christ is of momentous importance...
Jesus Christ’s resurrection from a rock sepulcher galvanized the faith of early Christians. The empty tomb and the appearances of the risen Lord were the crowning proof that the Master they loved...
In March or April, Christians throughout the world celebrate Easter in remembrance of Jesus’ resurrection. The Easter season continues until Pentecost, which commemorates the coming of the Holy...
A Series About Jesus Christ “He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification” (Rom. 4:25).
Places in the Heart, Robert Benton’s Academy Award-winning film about the Depression-era U.S. South, ends on a mystical note. The last scene finds an odd collection of parishioners sharing pews in a...