Easter, coming up this Sunday, is a national holiday in America. But it's also celebrated by Christians all over the world, Christians of every tradition. The famous Renaissance artist Raphael created this painting in 1502:
Even "nones" (identifying with no religion) can celebrate Easter as the return of spring, life returning to the landscape (if you have winter at your location). Hey, me too - I love the green coming back to nature.
But this Christian holiday is actually the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. As this author says: it's a stunning, outrageous claim.
He looked ordinary, used only his culture's technology (2000 years ago), and gathered around himself a relatively small band of followers. The apostle Peter explained why they followed him: "You have the words of eternal life."What mythical god lived a selfless life or went to his grave to redeem human beings?
(cont'd tomorrow)
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