Jesus overcame death, when, after suffering on the cross, he came back to life, proving himself the victor when he appeared to over five hundred people.

They were his last words. In seven brief utterances, Jesus proclaimed the most profound sermon that has ever been preached, a beautiful synopsis of the gospel.

A street preacher, he set out to carry around the world the huge cross that he had hung on the wall of the premises of his mission to the “hippies” of the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. 

Silence in the midst of suffering is not a judgment of condemnation, but a purification of faith.

For those of us who have grown up so familiar with stories and images of the cross, we are not shocked, horrified and repulsed by the reality it represented.

The risen Jesus is both impressively powerful, and intimately present in the church today.  We need not despair at what we see around us. 

German theologian and communicator Julia Garschagen leads a free 3-hour master class on the subject.

This Easter let’s celebrate all that the Resurrection of Jesus means for us, not only in our anticipation of the future, but also in our experience in the present.

I propose you to read, listen, contemplate the passion and death of Jesus through a different and incomparable medium: Johann Sebastian Bach’s music.

The importance of the Epistle to the Hebrews lies in the fact that it describes the deep significance of the historical facts concerning the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

In seven brief utterances, Jesus proclaimed the most profound sermon that has ever been preached, a beautiful synopsis of the gospel.

Suffering is experienced in different ways according to the assumptions that each human being holds. A commentary on the film by Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona.

When we recognise our weakness at the foot of that cross, we are the strongest people in the world.

The cross became a symbol of healing, hope and resurrection for Europeans from east to west.

We should never stray too far from his passion if we are going to follow him well, do good theology, or seek to offer hope in this world.

The cross, a gruesome execution instrument transformed into a symbol of hope, healing and hospitality, is still seen everywhere across Europe.

“We do not see it as an attack on religious freedom”, said the German Evangelical Alliance. Minister of State for Culture propose to cover the Bible verse with “reflecting texts”.

Some 500 people joined to “remind the public that the persecution of Christians is an often forgotten tragedy and to urge politicians to act”.

A modern live musical with current pop songs that tells the Easter story was performed in the centre of the German city of Essen and broadcast nationwide on TV.

It is on the cross that the character of Christ reaches its greatest splendour. During the hours of deepest darkness, his words shine like radiant gold.

The judges ruled that the forced resignation over refusal to stop wearing a cross necklace was “unfair and discriminatory” and rejected that the objection had nothing to do with her beliefs.

Let’s get down to the foundations and make sure our view of God, ourselves, sin, and living in response to God’s grace is all as biblical as it can be. 

It is the first evidence found in Europe of these type of executions in the Roman Empire.

Christmas points away from “what-must-we-do” to “who-can-we-trust”.  And we need that.

The Dominican Republic flag has a large central white cross and, right in the middle, the Coat of Arms is crowned with a blue ribbon that reads: 'God, Homeland and Freedom'.