"And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly."

In a secular society, Easter cannot even begin to compete with Christmas! But we try.

Sometimes even Christians are ignorant of the facts of Easter. In Clearwater, Florida, a man and his wife took us out to dinner during a revival. They told the legendary story of a Roman Catholic who appeared at the Pearly Gates and asked St. Peter for entrance. St. Peter said, "All right, tell me, what is Easter?" The Catholic said, "Oh, that’s the day that some fellow discovered America, isn’t it?" "No, that’s wrong, and you’ll have to go below," said Peter. Next came a United Methodist, asking to enter heaven. St…