FAQ
What is Maundy Thursday?
Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday. Learn more here. Read More
Cool Ideas
Cross walk creates visual journey to Easter
Forty crosses in front of Aberdeen First United Methodist Church illustrate the passion, sacrifice and resurrection of Christ through art. Read More
Video Worth Watching
Chuck Knows Church: Maundy Thursday
Did you know it was also known as Covenant Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday and Thursday of Mysteries? View
Ideas to discuss Biblical themes in “Noah” film
Find food for thought about spiritual concepts presented in the film along with a handy chart to compare the Biblical narrative with the movie script. Read More
Special for the Season
Easter Totem Pole
In native cultures, spiritual tradition was not only shared with words. One pastor in Alaska used wood to explain the Easter story. View
On the lighter side
Charles Wesley wins “Lent Madness”
Score one for Methodism! John's brother won votes in a unique Lenten practice that mirrors the brackets some basketball fans use during March Madness. Read More
Daily Devotional
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In the News
United Methodists killed in shooting spree at Jewish centers
Two members of the Church of Resurrection were among the three killed in what authorities are calling a hate crime. Read More
Spiritual Living
Check your price tag
Avoid comparisons, writes Jessica LaGrone. "Your price tag does not say ‘marked down.' Your tag says, ‘Bought with a price. Loved by God.'" Read More
First-generation students, mentors defy statistics
United Methodist-related colleges make higher education more accessible to students who are the first in their families to pursue a four-year-degree. Read More
FAQ
Where does the term, Good Friday, come from?
Also, called Holy Friday and Black Friday, learn more about the name of the day that commemorates Christ's death. Read More