The Paschal Triduum is a three-day period for Christians to fast and pray over the significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The word “triduum” means three days, and the Paschal Triduum, counted from sunset to sunset, marks the time from Holy Thursday evening through Easter Sunday evening. It… Read More

Christians have celebrated Easter for thousands of years. Learn more about the first Easter. The first Easter was a very exciting day. The apostle Paul tells us what happened in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8: “I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to… Read More

Easter is more than just a day. It is an entire season, called the “Great Sunday,” that coincides with two Jewish holidays. Read more about the season of Easter. Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost) are two great festivals observed by the Jewish people in the spring.  Pesach occurs at… Read More

God established circumcision as a sign of his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 17. But the significance of this practice didn’t end there. Read more to find out more about circumcision in the Bible. “Circumcision” was the ceremony of cutting off the foreskin of a male’s penis. This was… Read More

Jesus famously overturned the moneychangers’ tables in the temple. Learn more about the practice of money changing, including its purpose and origin. People came to Jerusalem at the time of the yearly celebration of Passover and for other religious holidays. Part of the celebration and worship involved sacrificing animals… Read More

After the Babylonians destroyed the temple and carried the people of Judah into exile, synagogues emerged as the new centers of worship. Synagogue comes directly from a Greek word that means “gathering.” In the Bible, a synagogue is any group of people who meet together for worship. Just when… Read More

The temple was the center of Jewish worship. One of the most important forms of worship for the Jews was sacrifice. Read more here. In Jesus’ day Jewish people went to worship and to make sacrifices to God at the temple in Jerusalem. Sacrifices required by the Law of… Read More

Learn about the history of Christian radio broadcasting in the last century. We live in an age when technology permits us to tune in to radio programming from a satellite service or to listen to an ever-widening selection of radio channels through the Internet. Yet, even though satellite and… Read More

The story of Jesus’s life and death has been chronicled on film for over a hundred years. Read about the history and development of filming the story of Christ through the last century. In 2004, movie theaters across the United States projected Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ… Read More

What does running a 5K have to do with becoming a more committed Christian? Learn where physical fitness and faith intersect. By Christopher J. Anderson, Ph.D. In an 1858 article for Atlantic Monthly titled, “Saints, and their Bodies,” author Thomas W. Higginson suggests that physical exercise “takes a man… Read More