Mary JahnkeFirst Corinthians 15:19 says, “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” Because of Christ’s resurrection, we know the opposite is true. As 1 Corinthians continues, “But in fact Christ has been...
Faithlife StaffBy Jess Holland and Matthew Boffey On Saturday, they rested. But early Sunday morning, the women leaped into action. Motivated by love, they gathered spices and perfumes to honor the body of Jesus. Little did they know that Sunday morning marked a...
In this Faithlife Live webinar, hear from Mike Licona, who will discuss why reading the Gospels as first-century biographies of Jesus that conform to the literary conventions of that era explains why they often tell the same story differently. Mike...
In this Faithlife Live webinar, hear from Dr. Gary Habermas about a topic that has amazed, delighted, and bewildered Christians for centuries—the resurrection of Christ—along with an exploration of death and near-death experiences. Dr. Habermas is a...
This post is adapted from The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection by Justin W. Bass. *** The earliest followers of Jesus did not just claim that Jesus rose from the dead but that his resurrection was the...
The Garden Tomb, Jerusalem (commons.wikimedia.org) Today is Good Friday, and Christians around the world are remembering Christ’s death, caused by our sin. This year on the blog, we featured a five-week family Easter Bible study written especially...
Read The Last Supper: Family Easter Bible Study—Week 1. Read Jesus on Trial before Pilate: Family Easter Bible Study—Week 2. We’re entering the Easter season, and Christians around the world are remembering Christ’s death, caused by our sin. But we...
Guest Author“Is this something we do?” I remember asking when I first heard the word “Lent.” Even though my father is Catholic, I grew up in a Protestant house where Lent, Ash Wednesday, and fasting were as exotic as Rome, the pope, and crucifixes. It wasn’t...