And he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him’" (Mark 16:6 ESV). Light shines brightest in the darkest times. Last weekend, we celebrated Easter Sunday. On Easter Sunday, we talk about life, resurrection, and new hope! It’s a bright morning full of floral dresses and pretty, lacey shoes.
Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, a group of Baptist evangelical churches based in Southern California, took to social media this week to share a moment he said offered a stark spiritual reminder: not being on the list to enter a White House worship service. Why it Matters The pastor’s anecdote came days after he praised the Trump administration’s new White House Faith Office (WHFO), a federal initiative aimed at addressing anti-Christian bias in the United States. In February, President Donald Trump established the WHFO, which replaced the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. It is led by Senior Advisor Paula White-Cain, a longtime spiritual advisor to Trump. What to Know On Thursday, Laurie found himself briefly barred from a White House worship event—an experience he later described as a striking metaphor for “the eternal stakes of faith.” "So, I went to the White House to lead a prayer at their very first worship service—and guess what? My name wasn’t on the list!" Laurie wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Despite all the talk about the Easter bunny, egg hunts, and little chicks—a lot of people have no idea about the true meaning of Easter. It’s the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. And the resurrection of Jesus assures us of a few things. We Are Accepted by God The resurrection of Jesus assures us that we are accepted by God. The Bible tells us that Jesus “was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God” (Romans 4:25 NLT).
Why Is Good Friday Called Good? Why do we call Good Friday “good” when such a bad thing happened, namely the death of Jesus? How could it be a good thing that God in human form would die such a tragic death? We could apply the same question to tragedy in our own lives. . . Why did this thing happen? Can anything good ever come out of it?
Then, in Genesis 3, Adam and Eve step outside of God’s command, and their disobedience results in consequences. For the woman, God’s curse includes multiplied pain in childbirth and tension in the authority-submission relationship of husband and wife. It’s become an ongoing struggle between the sexes, with women seeking control and men seeking dominance. The evidence is everywhere—broken relationships, homes in chaos, and women feeling more unhappy, exhausted, and unfulfilled than ever.
A New Beginning is the daily, half-hour radio program featuring pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie. Greg is senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside and Irvine, California. With some 15,000 members and multiple campuses, Harvest has become one of the largest churches in America. Greg teaches God's Word in understandable, practical and sometimes humorous ways--equipping listeners with the necessary tools to live out their faith. Since 1990 Harvest has hosted large-scale evangelistic events throughout the United States called Harvest Crusades. More than 5 million people have attended these life-changing crusades.
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