Religion
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Why Easter is called Easter and other little-known facts about the holiday
The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, changes from year to year.
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BreakPoint: Do people belong in nature?
God always wanted his world to be cared for, we are the ones for the job
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Pastor Bo: The attempt to keep Christ in the tomb was a fool’s errand
You really couldn't blame them for trying. Having crucified Jesus, the priests and leaders of the day really wanted to make sure that there would be no further "issues."
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Living on Purpose: What will be your wager about God’s existence?
God's offer for everyone to accept his salvation is the greatest gesture of compassion and grace the world has ever known.
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BreakPoint: A hymn by Thomas à Kempis to imitate Christ
The hymn "O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High" tells the story of salvation, from Jesus' Incarnation through his Ascension to the sending of the Holy Spirit to his Church. The lyrics are a translation of a portion of a 23-stanza hymn from the 15th century, likely written by Thomas à Kempis.
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Pastor Bo: The compelling case of Joseph of Arimathaea
It is in some of the lesser-known details of the crucifixion and burial of Christ that we find some of the greatest treasures of our faith. Mind you, they are not lesser know because they are of little significance, but merely because they are lesser repeated than the huge facts of the case.
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Palm weaving workshops join faith, culture for Palm Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS -- As new volunteers kept streaming into the Church of the Incarnation, Reynaldo Hidalgo prepped fresh palm fronds for them to weave into elaborate designs that will be blessed at services on Palm Sunday, the start of Christianity's holiest week.
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After disaffiliation halt, North Georgia Methodist churches sue the denomination
In a new lawsuit, roughly 185 United Methodist churches claim North Georgia Conference leaders conspired to deprive the congregations of their property rights by halting the disaffiliation process late last year.
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Lawsuit: Celebrity-friendly church required workers to tithe
A Seattle-area megachurch that counts celebrities such as Russell Wilson and Justin Bieber among its thousands of members has been accused in a lawsuit of requiring employees to donate some of their earnings back to the religious organization or risk being fired.
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Pastor Bo: An inside look at a pastor’s Sunday
If God allows me to keep on living, in just a couple of years, I will hit a pretty cool tipping point; I will have been a pastor longer than I was not a pastor.