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The Word: Every day an Easter
Easter comes in the calendar only once in a year—but for the Christian, every day is an Easter. Each morning we should rise to newness of life. In midwinter we do not need to wait […]
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US egg prices hit record high, dashing hopes of cheap eggs by Easter
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The […]
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America’s first sunrise service turns 250 years old this Easter
OLD SALEM — When most people think of the Moravian Church, they think of sugar cake, spice cookies, trimmed candles, stars and Christmas Lovefeasts. But it’s the quiet yet resilient faith of Moravian believers embedded […]
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JOHNSON: A deeper examination of the criticism of Sen. Raphael Warnock’s Easter tweet
During Easter weekend, U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Ga., received some heavy criticism for a tweet from his account that stated: “The meaning of Easter is more transcendent than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether […]
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Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
VATICAN CITY — Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday conditioned by pandemic precautions. […]
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In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’
VATICAN CITY — Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday conditioned by pandemic precautions. […]
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THE WORD: He is not here
The takeaway from the first four Beatitudes is that the recognition of Jesus as our redeemer is the pathway to eternal salvation. That payoff came on Easter Sunday when Jesus fulfilled his promise — made […]
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HILL: Passover week 2020 is for everyone
A person doesn’t even have to be religious to participate in the transformational aspects of Passover this year. COVID-19 has forced us to all become more “Jewish” whether we acknowledge it or not. We are […]
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Trump says federal government developing new guidelines for virus risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump says that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to stem the coronavirus […]
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Trump says he hopes US will be reopened by Easter amid virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With lives and the economy hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to refine nationwide social-distancing […]