Tag: easter
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your Questions about Easter (and the answers)
What’s the deal with a bunny, Good Friday, eggs, a resurrection and the date always changing? This post offers some explanation.
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Something Better Than “Giving Something Up” For Lent?
Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent — the 40-day period leading up to Easter (excluding Sundays). During that time, a lot of people “give something up.” Originally this had more to do with fasting, but now many take a broader approach. Here are some of the most popular casualties: Chocolate Alcohol Certain foods (especially junk food or…
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“I never lost faith in the end of the story” (A former P.O.W. gives perspective-shifting words for Easter)
Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner of war for eight years during Vietnam. After those eight long years, author Jim Collins asked him how he ever survived. Stockdale replied, “I never lost faith in the end of the story. I never doubted not only that I would get out, but also that I would prevail…
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6 Popular Questions About Easter (And The Answers)
How do a magical bunny, the names “Maundy” and “Good Friday,” and the death of an innocent man all come together? These questions often arise this time of year so I’ve put them together in a blog. 1. Why does the date always change? Christmas is a fixed day. But Easter is based on the Paschal Full…
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Talking To Your (Small) Kids About Easter
Last year I blogged about this very thing. So here it is again with a few tweaks: How do we teach our children about the empty tomb without belittling it to spring-ish renewal and chocolate sugar highs? I think Easter is trickier than Christmas. Why? Because there’s murder, death and a corpse that starts breathing…
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The Opposite of Love Isn’t Hate—It’s Indifference (Lent Begins)
You’re still here. On earth. What difference will your life make? Elie Wiesel wrote something that changed me. He is a Holocaust survivor who saw things no one should ever have to see. Years after the War he published a 100-page book called Night in which he recounted his experience. He captured in words what no…
