Category Archives: Easter

Easter Flashmob

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

For those of you who don’t know Arabic or Greek, they’re singing the Paschal Troparion: Christ is risen from the dead, Trampling down death by death, And upon those in the tombs Bestowing life! You can also click on the … Continue reading →

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If Christ Is Not Risen…

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Well, read the rest for your self. The problem with a lot of conservative Protestant theology is that it tries to nail things down too neatly. And some of those nails won’t hold the weight they’re expected to. (H/T: Pseudo-Polymath) … Continue reading →

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Χριστὸς ἀνέστη!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Sorry, My Church Will Not Be "Leveraging" Easter

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Darrell Pursiful

We’ll just celebrate it, as we always have, Mr. Warren’s advice notwithstanding. Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Ascension Day

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

Thus it was necessary for the sketches of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves need better sacrifices than these. For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere … Continue reading →

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Madden on Easter

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

Just in time for for the Feast of the Resurrection! Thomas F. Madden takes aim at Simcha Jacobovici’s idiosyncratic interpretation of the Talpiot tomb — a conceit which, zombie-like, seems to refuse to die despite the best efforts of actual, … Continue reading →

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Traces of the Earliest Christian Liturgy

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

It is universally agreed that the earliest forms of Christian worship were integrally related to the congregation’s communal meal or agape. This is certainly the case with the fullest description of worship from the New Testament (1 Cor 11-14), from … Continue reading →

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The Date of Easter

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Darrell Pursiful

On the western/Gregorian calendar, Easter (or Pascha) is March 23 this year, although on the eastern/Jullian calendar, it won’t come until April 27. The discrepancy is the result of a calendrical adjustment made by Pope Gregory XIII in the 16th … Continue reading →

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He Is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Darrell Pursiful

Is there anyone who is a devout lover of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord! Are there any weary … Continue reading →

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