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Churches will open again, but it’s good to know on this Easter where faith truly stands | John W. Fountain – Chicago Sun-Times

Nowadays I stand mostly alone, at least apart from the church I once knew, even as another Resurrection Sunday dawns. Source: Churches will open again, but it’s good to knowRead More

The celebration of the Resurrection on this Easter Sunday morning may be saying to us in this COVID-19 moment...

Opinion: An Easter sermon in a coronavirus pandemic

Two crosses
by: Bob Smietana (Jim Wallis)April 12, 2020 (RNS)  – Easter was never meant to go back to normal; but it was, and still is, intended to make all things new.Read More

Enjoy the choir!

A virtual choir sings “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”

Virtual choir banner - UMC
NASHVILLE, April 10, 2020 — Here’s the online stream from a virtual worldwide United Methodist Easter choir… they performed “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), FridayRead More

"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today"

Methodists host worldwide virtual Easter choir

Virtual choir banner - UMC
NASHVILLE,  April 8, 2020 — A virtual worldwide United Methodist Easter choir will perform “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today” by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) on Friday, April 10 (9 a.m.Read More

Opinion: This year Easter will feel more like Passover

Passover meal
by: Paul O’Donnell (Stephen B. Chapman) April 8, 2020 (RNS) — The Bible is the Bible not just because it reports the past, but because of its inexhaustible capacity toRead More

Church Easter Unity Idea

Raise A Hallelujah on Easter Sunday in Aurora

From Father Trevor McMaken of City of Lights Anglican Church… CHURCH EASTER UNITY IDEA: Since many of us cannot meet in person on Easter Sunday, what if there was aRead More

Sri Lanka’s Christians have a long history that reflects the dynamics of colonialism as well as present-day ethnic and religious tensions.

Who are Sri Lanka’s Christians?

Sri Lanka's Christians suffer
by: Mathew SchmalzApril 22, 2019 (The Conversation) — At least 200 people have been killed in several coordinated bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter. SeveralRead More

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Easter Suicide Bombings Kill 290 at Sri Lankan Churches and Hotels – CT

(UPDATED) Christians end Holy Week shaken by coordinated attacks at Sunday morning services and brunches on opposite coasts of the island nation. Source: Easter Suicide Bombings Kill 290 at SriRead More

Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists and said seven suspects had been arrested,

Easter Sunday blasts kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Easter bombing
by: The Associated PressCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 21, 2019 (AP) — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxuryRead More

Churches unite for celebration.

He is Risen!! Sunrise service at McCarty Park

He is risen!
AURORA, Ill., April 21, 2019 – Today is a historic day for Christians around the world. It is the remembrance of resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. He isRead More