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This Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday Will Give You Chills
Most people know the meaning of Good Friday, the day when we remember that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. The same is true of Easter Sunday, when we remember that he rose from the dead in triumph over death. But what about Holy Saturday. What does this...
The 6 Most "UnChrist-like" Things Christ Did
WWJD: What would Jesus do? It’s a great question. Christians are of course supposed to follow the example of Christ. [See also: The 14 Most Challenging, Radical, Do-We-Really-Have-To Teachings of Jesus] There can be a problem, though, when the answers people give to the question are disconnected from Scripture....
16 Ways Jesus Really Was Just Like Us (With GIFs!)
Jesus is one Person who bears two natures — human and divine. What that means is that Jesus, while still fully God, was also fully human in his earthly life, through his bodily ascension into heaven, and even now still (He’s God, he can totally do that). Although a personal...
Why I Love My "Invisible Friend"
One of the favorite taunts of the New Atheists is that religious people believe in an “invisible friend.” They are implying, of course, that religion is little more than a pathetic exercise in wishful thinking, a reversion to childish patterns of projection and self-protection. It is well past time, they...