Easter
Podcast: Should We Expose Santa and the Easter Bunny as Frauds to Our Kids?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Christmas, Easter, Santa Claus
Greg pulls back the curtain on holiday fraud in this disenchanting roller coaster of an episode. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0297.mp3
It’s All About the Crucified Christ
Category: General
Tags: Cross, Cruciform Theology, Easter, Love
Topics: Atonement and The Cross
The world was created by Christ and for Christ (Col 1:16). At the center of God’s purpose for creation is his plan to unite himself to us in Christ, reveal himself to us through Christ,…
The Hope of the Cross & Resurrection
Category: General
Tags: Already Not Yet, Cross, Easter, Eschatology, Hope, Resurrection
In a real sense, God has already “raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms” (Eph 2:6). And while “we do not see everything subject to [us],” the truth…
The Cross Reveals God’s Love
Category: General
Tags: Character of God, Cross, Cruciform Theology, Easter, God, Jesus
The central way Christ functions as the perfect image and exact representation of God is by dying on the cross. While Christ’s entire life manifests the true God, Christ came primarily to die. It was…
Palm Sunday, Partisan Politics & the Power of the Cross
Category: General
Tags: David D. Flowers, Easter, Politics, Upside-Down Kingdom
Today we’re sharing something from David D. Flowers that we found especially insightful as we approach holy week. We hope it blesses you and moves you to more fully manifest the kingdom that is not…
On the Other Side of the Cross
Category: General
Tags: Blessing, Easter, Jesus, Resurrection
Image by -Reji via Flickr Bless you all this Easter. He is risen!
8 Arguments for the Reality of the Resurrection
Category: General
Tags: Apologetics, Easter, Letters from a Skeptic, Resurrection
Topics: Apologetics
James Emery via Compfight As we come up on Easter many ask questions about the reliability of the resurrection story. Was it a legend? Did the early church fabricate it? Can we trust what…
A Blessing for Ash Wednesday
Category: General
Tags: Ash Wednesday, Easter, Jan Richardson, Lent, Prayer, Repentance
Sarah (Rosenau) Korf via Compfight For those of you observing the Lenten season (and for those of you who are not), we thought we would share this poem by Jan Richardson. Rend Your Heart A…
Category: General
Tags: Easter, ReKnew, Resurrection
Martin LaBar via Compfight Easter blessings to all of you from the ReKnew team. He is risen!
The Witness of Graffiti (Rocks Crying Out)
Category: General
Tags: Creation, Easter, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom, Suffering
Ibrahim Iujaz via Compfight On this eve of Easter, we wanted to share something that fit the mood of the time between the crucifixion and the resurrection. D.L. Mayfield wrote this striking piece on the…
Not the God You Were Expecting
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Easter, God, Humility, Jesus, Mark Driscoll, Micah J Murray, Sacrifice
Thomas Hawk via Compfight Micah J. Murray posted a reflection today titled The God Who Bleeds. In contrast to Mark Driscoll’s “Pride Fighter,” this God allowed himself to get beat up and killed while all his…