BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Easter Sunday sermons about rebirth and resurrection will take on a new meaning at a Polk County church hit by an alleged arsonist last month. “The building behind me has ...

A theme means the central point. Messages, lectures, sermons, songs - all need a theme. Important days and celebrations need themes, too. So the question follows, “What is the theme for Easter?” ...

In the early-morning sunlight, surrounded by a blooming garden, Pastor Tom Heger began his church service Sunday with the familiar Easter greeting, “Christ is risen.” “He is risen indeed ...

Christians say the 2,000-year-old Easter themes of suffering, redemption, and hope have enduring meaning. Author and ordained Presbyterian minister Frederick Buechner says he finds great ...

A handful of liberal churches, religious groups and LGBTQ+ organizations are celebrating the fact that Transgender Day of Visibility, recognized each year on March 31, falls on Easter Sunday in ...

Another window in the church's smaller Chapel of the Beloved Son depicts another Resurrection theme — an appearance by the Risen Christ to two of his disciples.

They were gathered around computer screens instead of altars, but Christians around the Miami Valley got familiar messages of hope and rebirth Sunday, as their churches offered Easter services ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A normal Easter for Beverly and Brian Daly would mean attending the First Unitarian Church on Fourth Street and gathering back at home with their 17-member family for a big ...

The church plans to help with that effort by publishing a Holy Week study guide, a news release noted, and airing a special Easter episode of “Music and the Spoken Word,” focused on the church ...