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Easter Saturday Fish Fry

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Everyone remembers Good Friday and, of course, Easter Sunday. But what about the forgotten Saturday in between? Does anything interesting happen then? Actually, a critical meeting takes place. After the body is taken down from the cross on Friday, it’s wrapped in cloth and placed in a tomb. Then, on Saturday, the
chief priests ask Pontius Pilate to post a guard at the entrance; they want to ensure that someone doesn’t fake a resurrection by swiping the body under dark of night. So, Pilate has a stone rolled in front of the tomb and guards are posted.

Ten Rules to Successful Prophecy

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Prophecy today faces a crisis. Too many skeptics, scientists, and people educated since the discovery of electricity seem to think it’s all twaddle. Worse, too many who do believe in predicting what tomorrow will be like fall back on crutches like planetary alignments, or tarot-

Santa Gives Thanks for Job Security

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Wandering through a Christian bookstore last week, I discovered amid the stacks of Bibles and discounted Dr. Oz books this foot-high ceramic centerpiece. A truly weird clash of universes—the blissful religiosity of Jesus in a manger, and Santa Claus, the patron saint of-

Bribing for Jesus

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The Holy Spirit meets Let’s Make a Deal this Easter as the affable Pastor Bill Cornelius, of the Bay Area Fellowship Church in Corpus Christi, Texas, hands out over $2 million in donated gifts during his Sunday service to boost attendance. The goodies include 16 cars

Virgin Birth… No Kidding

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‘Tis the season for really bad sex advice. Face it, Christmas, or Hanukah for that matter, are not the best occasions for talking about sex. The holidays are a time for schmaltz: sappy songs, achingly wholesome TV specials, and fashion crimes that range from horrid reindeer sweaters to garish wreath broaches. Sex doesn’t fit well into this milieu.