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Easter Traditions: Ways To Celebrate As A Family - Laura Trahan
Easter is my favorite holiday of the year. It means so much to me because it is really the one time of the year that the sacrifice made for us by Christ is actually recognized. Even non-Christians stop to see the significance of the day. However, I must say I never quite celebrated the day... Submitted 5 years 314 days ago.

A New Day is Dawning; a Cure to Heal the World’s Ills - Carol Allen Anfinsen
There’s an eagle who fishes in the pond in back of my villa. Once I saw him eating his catch and realized for the first time how huge his thick solid legs were as he stood there pecking at his meal: a squirming bass. This morning, I saw him again flying across the pond; his huge... Submitted 308 days 15 hours ago.

Free Speech, Hate Speech or Easter’s Message of Forgiveness? - Carol Allen Anfinsen
On Wednesday, March 2, the Supreme Court sided with the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist church members who mount anti-gay protests outside military funerals despite the pain they cause grieving families. Justice Robert’s... Submitted 332 days 13 hours ago.

Easter Today In A Changing World: Is The Easter Story Of Jesus A Fairy Tale? - Fran Larson
The world is changing faster than I ever dreamed. Technology is giving us more and more options on how to communicate and live our lives with more ease. We can twitter a message in a few seconds. We can communicate with others on the other side of the globe. We can be available via cell... Submitted 1 year 315 days ago.

Honor Him: The Resurrection in Everything - Jeff Brown
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence he shall come again to judge the living and the dead. (The... Submitted 3 years 325 days ago.

The First Easter - - Michael Kocis
Many things have been written about Easter, from how the Easter bunny came to be to why we decorate chicken eggs, all the way up to the original meaning of this day, Jesus rising from the dead. Now, I'm not going to put down any of these customs celebrating this incredible day because honestly, I... Submitted 3 years 335 days ago.

Easter---A New Beginning For All - Sandra E. Graham
Easter----New Beginnings As a child growing up I was taught to believe that Easter Sunday was the day that Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead and went up to heaven to sit on the right hand of God the Father. We dressed in fine, new clothes that we had never worn previously to Sunday... Submitted 4 years 317 days ago.

Which Came First, the Bunny or the Egg - Chloe Matthews
On Easter morning, you’ll find hordes of kids searching for treats from the moment their eyes open. The prospect of finding scads of treats left behind by the Easter bunny, including the ever-important Easter egg, spurs this early-morning enthusiasm. No matter what your religious... Submitted 4 years 319 days ago.

Easter, a New Life Within or Walk in the Newness of Life - Fran Larson
Easter seems to have two different meanings in the mind of most people. There is the spiritual meaning of Jesus Christ rising from the dead, thus showing the world that death should not be feared if we believe in Him. Then, there is the other side that ignores the spiritual meaning and... Submitted 5 years 251 days ago.

Father Forgive Them! For they know not what They Do (poem) - - David Tanguay
Father forgive them! For they know not what they do! He died on the cross, for me and for you The son of God, - I know this to be true His blood shed, washed away - all of our sins Because of his love, we have all been forgiven Hope for salvation was given, - on that forsaken day For all of... Submitted 5 years 302 days ago.

Easter's Eternal Promise of Hope And Rebirth - Gerry Charbonneau
The symbols of Easter, which have traditionally been both adopted and adapted from many pagan rituals, include eggs, baby animals and everything that is decorated and drenched in the dynamic colors of spring's first blooms. It is a season of renewed life, hope, growth and change. Other... Submitted 1 year 312 days ago.

Easter Celebration, Customs and Tradition In Some Countries In Cinquain Poetic Form - Nenita Wells
Happy Easter! The following poems are written in a five-line cinquain poem. The pattern is: first line has two syllables, second line has four syllables, third line has six syllables, fourth line has eight syllables and the fifth line has two syllables. Easter in Australia Autumn. Egg Knocking... Submitted 1 year 312 days ago.

When You Died on the Cross - - David Tanguay
You stood by me - when I took a stand I was a rebel to the established land You picked me up when I fell to the ground You gave me strength - and help me rebound Although I had friends - none as true as you For you carried me along - and let me see things through The good... Submitted 1 year 321 days ago.

Easter Events – Crucifixion Scandal, News That Shook the World - Julian Price
The stores become a danger zone of towering corridors of Easter eggs, branded with the latest gimmicks and gifts to entice you to have a chocoholic holiday and schools become obsessed with the Easter bunny and the painting and decorating of eggs. Most of us will be looking forward to a couple... Submitted 1 year 323 days ago.

How To Know You Have Had Too Much Easter Candy - Laura Trahan
It started out innocently enough. A peep here and a peep there and then another and another and another. You get the picture. Between the Easter bunny, egg hunts and the in-laws, my kids have enough candy to put a normally sane person, such as myself, into a diabetic coma. Hence the... Submitted 2 years 303 days ago.

He has Risen - What happened when He died - why Three Days - It's Worth a Thought or Two - - Teresa Ortiz
The resurrection season has hit me in a different and more powerful way than ever before. Perhaps it's because my life is in a crossroad of sorts. Thankfully, I can see sprouts of new direction, causing excitement for all the new adventures God has in store for my entire family. Nevertheless, we... Submitted 2 years 304 days ago.

The Franciscan Mystery Players: A Study in Prayer - Nancy Daniels
This past month, I had the opportunity to attend The Way of the Cross presented by The Franciscan Mystery Players during my church's Lenten series. In the words of the written program, this hour-long production is a "contemplative experience of the passion and death of Jesus Christ. In its deeper... Submitted 2 years 304 days ago.

Jesus: A Matter of Mind - Gregory Lewis
Easter is a holiday I cherish on a personal level, and is a great theme to write about. Very popular, too, I see by the numbers ofwritings on the subject. It seems like ages since I've written an article for this community. I've always been titillated by the idea of writing as if I didn't care... Submitted 2 years 305 days ago.

Remembering the Sorrow...and Joy...of Easter - Jamie McCarthy
The 40 days of Lent are almost over. And its been a long road this year. But thats what its supposed to be, right? Its supposed to be forty days of sacrifice and longing and anticipation for its end. Ive heard it said before, most likely from a priest during mass, that the... Submitted 2 years 305 days ago.

Jesus - The Ultimate Sacrifice - Michelle Mackin
Why do people celebrate Easter? Is it for candy, colored eggs and other gifts? I used to celebrate Easter for all those reasons. Today, I celebrate Easter because it is all about the gift of Jesus. The ultimate sacrifice that He paid when He broke his body, shed His blood, died on a wood cross... Submitted 2 years 306 days ago.

A Thought For Easter - - David Tanguay
Easter Sunday is the day Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven. Leaving all of us a script to follow so that we may join him someday in his heavenly home his suffering on the cross and the blood he shed for our sins have paved the way so that we could be saved. For the Lord Jesus was... Submitted 2 years 307 days ago.

The Resurrection and---Hippity, Hoppity, Easter's on its Way - Sandra E. Graham
As with several Holidays, we have another two-in-one' coming up. For the adults and older children, it is the Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Savior. For the very young, it is the Return of the Easter Bunny- here comes Peter Cottontail -and all that. Another debatable Holiday... Submitted 2 years 308 days ago.

"Jesus Wept" - Deborah Hall-Branch
Alone in the garden as the disciples slept, did you know that Jesus wept? Full of sorrow, in deep distress, prepared for the cross, before His arrest. Betrayed, denied by those He loved; yet, kept His eyes focused on heaven above. Submitted 2 years 309 days ago.

This Easter Season, Celebrate the Most Selfless Act Known to Humankind: Christ's Atonement - Jeff Brown
It was known by prophets that in the latter days man would seek the self in the extreme above all else, for it is spoken: 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3:3 Without natural affection... Submitted 2 years 310 days ago.

The Hebrew Ram of Consecration and the Easter Story (Resurrection Sunday) - Teresa Ortiz
The Old Testament book of Leviticus records the Laws of Yahweh, the Hebrew and Christian God, as they were given to Moses for the Israelite people. Most of these laws were centered on the instructions for the sacrificial atonement for the sins of the people--intentional and unintentional.... Submitted 2 years 346 days ago.