Christianity.com Weekly Update -- April 8, 2010

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The Ironies of the Cross (part 3 of 4)
D.A. Carson
The entire Bible pivots on one weekend in Jerusalem about 2000 years ago. And it is as important to know and meditate on what these events mean as to know that they happened. Read part three of Dr. Carson's insightful series on the cross of Christ.
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I Choose Forgiveness
Dr. James MacDonald
Think of the crowd of people on the broad road through life, carrying their sin with them---all of God's wrath for all the selfish, prideful things; all the good left undone; and all of the indifference to God. What a blessing to know the forgiveness of sins in God!
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Christian Living

Seven Ways to Live Out the Resurrection Every Day
Laura MacCorkle
According to the calendar, Resurrection Day, Easter Sunday, happens just once a year. But it's something we would do well in observing every day of our lives. But what will it take for that to happen? (Read more)
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Remembering Terri Schiavo: 5 Years Later, Bigotry Continues
Bobby Schindler, Host of "America's Lifeline" WGUL Tampa
Five years have passed since Terri Schiavo died of starvation in the hospital at the hands of her caregivers. Tragically, the rights of the brain-injured, elderly and others are still being violated.
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Featured Blogs

Death Isn't Natural
Russell Moore
Death seems normal to us. But the Christian gospel insists otherwise, seeing death as an alien invader of the cosmic order, a curse from the Edenic fall. The resurrection of Jesus is the first wave of a counter-revolution that will turn back death's tyranny and satanic rule forever.
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Who Are "The Poor?"
S. Michael Craven
Last week I wrote how Israel's neglect of the poor was a central offense against God that led to their Babylonian exile and that we, too, have neglected those in need in our own times. This neglect, I argued, has led to increased government intervention. However, we need to go further by asking, "Who are the poor among us?"
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