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<p>In today’s society, a lot of families think Easter is more about rabbits and chocolate, rather than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Bob Lepine explores various traditions of Easter, and points out the true meaning of this holiday — Jesus died and rose again so we can live forever with him in Heaven! Then Champ Thornton wants to inspire children – and their parents – with fascinating Bible facts, biographies of great Christians, humor, trivia, and more! He believes kids need to integrate their faith with the “real world” all around them and learn how to discern between godly truth and cultural perspectives.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2025-04-18?refcd=2457003">12 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Easter</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2026-03-23?refcd=2457003">The Really Radical Book for Kids</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/coming-home-an-invitation-to-join-gods-family/?refcd=2457003">Coming Home</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/how-to-read-the-bible-as-a-family/?refcd=2457003">How to Read the Bible – As a Family</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/cq2drp">If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Weekend, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

To the woman who is weary, worn, and in need of resurrection life—you have a living hope. This Easter, find the refreshment and restoration your spirit longs for in Jesus.<br><br>As our thanks for your gift of any amount this month:<br><br><b>Refresh</b>.<br>The 30 Days of Personal Revival Journaling Set is a tool to help you meditate on God's Word and record ways He is at work in your life.<br><br><a href="https://www.reviveourhearts.com/donate/podcast/">Give today</a>

<p>Anne shares about the crucifixion and Easter from Romans 6:18.</p>

In this episode, David Wollen invites us to reflect on Good Friday and see how the cross fulfills the meaning of Passover, revealing Jesus as our true Passover Lamb.

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<p>Life had a rough start for little Sibi who was born with a cleft lip. </p>

<p>Lee Strobel reminds us that life apart from Christ is very unfulfilling.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/fact-check-did-jesus-really-rise-from-the-dead/">Listen to the Full Program</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2026-04-03?refcd=2461501">Receive a copy of The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection and an audio download of "Fact Check: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?" for your donation of any amount!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/m6pkkm">If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Minute, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

<p>If you know someone who questions the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, it may be that they don’t have all the facts. In this fascinating message, former atheist Lee Strobel shares his story of coming to faith after years of study, and then examines extra-biblical evidence that proves three key points: Jesus was truly dead on the cross, the tomb was really empty, and hundreds of people interacted with Jesus after Resurrection Sunday! </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2026-04-03?refcd=2443704">Receive a copy of The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection and an audio download of "Fact Check: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?" for your donation of any amount!</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/fact-check-did-jesus-really-rise-from-the-dead/#featured-resource-cta/">Get More Episode Resources </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/6rub3h">If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

<img src='https://hutchcraft.com/images/AWWY_Images/2026-04/2026-04-03-When-Good-Friday-Gets-Personal.jpg'> <p>Twenty-three marks on the wall of his four-by-four prison cell told the story. It had just been three weeks since the soldiers captured him - the number one name on the Most Wanted List - at a local bar and they hauled him into this cell. The charges were robbery, treason, and murder. Day 23 was going to be just another day there, or so he thought until he heard the growing sounds of that angry mob outside the window above him. He managed to grab the bars on the window and pull himself up high enough to hear what the crowd was screaming. It was a combination of shock and fear that swept over him when he heard they were shouting his name! "Give us Ba-rabbas! Give us Ba-rabbas!" <p>Then the chant gradually began to change. Now they were shouting with this bloodthirsty anger, "Cru-ci-fy him! Cru-ci-fy him!" Barabbas slumped to the floor. He couldn't believe it. He'd been their hero, but now they were calling for his execution by the most brutal means of execution ever devised - death on a cross. Within minutes, five soldiers were dragging him, kicking and screaming down the corridor, up the stone steps, and to another door. They flung the door open, pushed him through it, and slammed the door behind him.</p> <p>It took a little while for him to realize where he was. He was out on the cobblestone street of Jerusalem. He was free! Before reality could fully dawn on Barabbas, the door behind him opened again. He literally had to roll out of the way to keep from being trampled by this angry crowd pushing their way through with a bare-backed, bleeding man in the middle of them. As Barabbas plastered himself against the wall of that narrow street, he could see that man's back had been so brutally beaten it was like one gaping wound, exposing tissue and bone everywhere. Barabbas' first instinct was to run while he could, but he didn't. He followed that crowd all the way up to that skull-shaped hill just outside the city, where from a distance, he heard the hammer and the spikes that the heartless executioners of Rome were driving into that man's hands and feet.</p> <p>It turned dark as night in the middle of the day and the skies opened up with a deluge of rain. Curious spectators just began to drift away. Finally, Barabbas felt safe enough to walk slowly to the top of Skull Hill, with his head covered. It was as if there was a magnet pulling him toward the man hanging on that middle cross between two other dying criminals. Barabbas had heard the man say from that cross, "Father, forgive them." He'd heard many things at crucifixions. He'd heard cursing, and screaming, and threatening, but never "forgive."</p> <p>He now could recognize the face that was beaten almost beyond recognition. It was Jesus - the man who had done no wrong, whose only crime was to love those that no one else cared about. And in that moment Barabbas found himself looking up into the eyes of that man on the middle cross and saying aloud, "Jesus, you don't deserve to be there, I do. But because You're dying there, I don't have to die." I could walk up to the cross where Jesus died and say that, and so could you.</p> <p>I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You on this Good Friday about "When Good Friday Gets Personal."</p> <p>I don't know if Barabbas ever really made it to the cross, but I do know that getting to that cross to have your sins forgiven is your only hope of heaven. Our word for today from the Word of God is in Galatians 2:20, and it simply says, "The Son of God...loved me and gave Himself for me."</p> <p>If you've never been to Jesus' cross and said those words, "For me. You're dying for me," this could be your personal Jesus-day. When you tell Him you are His, when every wrong thing you've ever done will be erased from God's book, because the blood shed on that cross was shed to pay for it. And when you trade hell for heaven this

<p class="max-audio-link-wrap"> <a class="max-audio-link-wrap" href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.maxlucado.com/media/2026/04.03.26.mp3">Listen to Today's Devotion</a> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Grace</em>. The bank gives us a grace period. The seedy politician falls from grace. Musicians speak of a grace note. We use the word for hospitals, baby girls, kings and pre-meal prayers. We talk as though we know what grace means.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">You turn the page of your Bible and look at the words. You might as well be gazing at a cemetery. Lifeless, stony, nothing moves you. But you don’t dare close the book, no sirree. You dare not miss a deed for fear that God will erase your name.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">If that’s your feeling, grace can speak to you. God’s grace has a drenching about it. It comes after you. It re-wires you. From insecure to God-secure. From regret riddled to better-because-of-it. From afraid to die to ready to fly. As Paul said in Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” You might call it a heart transplant.</p> <p>Read more <a href="https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/grace-more-than-deserve-greater-imagine/max-lucado/9780529117694/pd/911769?event=BRSRCG|PSEN" title="Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine"><em>Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine</em></a><br> <a href="https://maxlucado.christianbook.com/grace-more-than-deserve-greater-imagine/max-lucado/9780529117694/pd/911769?event=BRSRCG|PSEN" title="Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine"> <img src="https://maxlucado.com/wp-content/uploads/grace-more-than-we-deserve-196x300.png" alt="Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine" width="100" height="153.06122449" class="book-info" /> </a> </p> <p>For more inspirational messages please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="https://maxlucado.com">Max Lucado</a>.</p>

You probably use the word “amen” all the time. But do you know what it means? It’s not “I’m done praying” or even “I agree with the speaker.” Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth shows you it’s actually a beautiful, meaningful name for Jesus.<br><br>As our thanks for your gift of any amount this month:<br><br><b>Refresh</b>.<br>The 30 Days of Personal Revival Journaling Set is a tool to help you meditate on God's Word and record ways He is at work in your life.<br><br><a href="https://www.reviveourhearts.com/donate/podcast/">Give today</a>

Serie: Cristo, nuestro Sacerdote y Rey, Ep3. Cristo es sacerdote y rey para siempre.

The resurrection changed everything. God gets the final word.<br><br>As our thanks for your gift of any amount this month:<br><br><b>Refresh</b>.<br>The 30 Days of Personal Revival Journaling Set is a tool to help you meditate on God's Word and record ways He is at work in your life.<br><br><a href="https://www.reviveourhearts.com/donate/podcast/">Give today</a>

<p>Senator Josh Hawley has launched a formal investigation into two major abortion pill manufacturers, Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro. Hawley has sent official letters requesting detailed information on the abortion pill mifepristone, with a deadline of April 24, 2026.</p> <p>The letters ask the companies to provide documents covering adverse event reports, internal safety databases, marketing materials, and records of distribution and manufacturing. Hawley also seeks details about compliance with FDA safety regulations, including the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies, and communications with regulators.</p> <p>The investigation focuses on the reported risks and complications associated with mifepristone, aiming to gather full transparency on how these drugs are marketed and monitored.</p> <p>Senator Hawley says the goal is to ensure that all necessary safety and regulatory standards are being met, and that accurate information is available regarding these widely used abortion pills.</p>

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<p>Young Carter’s parents want him to cut back on his screen time. But he’s seeing things on those screens: criminal things.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/snoop/">Read the full review</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/paz9a4">If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

<p>Special guest Chrissy Sanchez-Cochran shares how simple acts of kindness—like bringing hot tea to a stressed postal worker—can move people closer to Jesus every day. “Start your day with prayer,” Chrissy says. “And don’t let opportunities pass you by.” Then with boldness, go and love others in His name!</p> <p>Host Barry Meguiar is a car guy and businessman who hosted the popular TV show, Car Crazy, on Discovery Networks for 18 years. He loves cars, but he loves Jesus even more! Learn more about Barry at <a href="https://igniteamerica.com/">IgniteAmerica.com</a><br><br>Find out how to get this month’s faith-sharing gift at <a href="https://go.rotw.com/MonthlyOffer">https://go.rotw.com/MonthlyOffer</a> <br> <br>Get your copy of Barry’s book Ignite Your Life: Defeat Fear with Effortless Faith at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and other online booksellers.<br> <br>Learn more about:<br> <br>- Why obedience matters when sharing the Gospel<br>- How we can work God into any conversation<br>- Why 80% of Americans are looking for God<br>- When we can use humor to share God’s message<br>- How the Holy Spirit gives us a voice<br><br>Check out Why Share? on <a href="https://igniteamerica.com/">IgniteAmerica.com</a> to learn why it is important for every believer to share their faith. Then visit First Steps which provides practical ways to get started in your faith-sharing journey. Sign up to receive emails that will bring you solid faith-sharing tips and powerful inspiration.<br><br>(00:00) Start the Day Ready for God to Use You<br data-start="1687" data-end="1690">(01:37) Returning with Hot Tea and God’s Love<br data-start="1783" data-end="1786">(02:29) What Sharing Faith Really Looks Like<br data-start="1830" data-end="1833">(03:09) Pray for Eyes to See Opportunities<br data-start="1923" data-end="1926">(04:24) Seeing People as Part of God’s Bigger Story</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p>Anne shares from Joel 1:1-19; 2:12-14.</p>

<p>On this WPN Call #534, Dr. Jim Garlow is joined by Maryam Rostampour-Keller, who was born into a Muslim family in Iran. After becoming a Christian in her teens, she studied theology in Turkey, and was later imprisoned for their faith and sentenced to death in Iran before miraculously experiencing freedom. She shares her testimony and her perspective on the dramatic events unfolding in Iran. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Follow us on social media: </p> <p>facebook.com/wellversedworld</p> <p>twitter: @wellversedworld</p> <p>instagram: @wellversedworld</p> <p><a href='http://www.wellversedworld.org'>www.wellversedworld.org</a></p>

<p>Ephesians 6:1</p><Img align="left" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" style="border:0;float:left;margin:0;padding:0;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;" hspace="0" src="https://feeds.gty.org/~/i/61137218/0/macarthurcommentaries"> <div class="fbz_enclosure" style="clear:left"><audio controls="controls" style="display:block;padding:0.5em 0;max-width:100%;"><source src="https://feeds.gty.org/-/531321312/0/macarthurcommentaries.mp3">Click the icon below to listen.</audio><a href="https://feeds.gty.org/-/531321312/0/macarthurcommentaries.mp3" title="Play audio"><img border="0" width="40" height="40" src="https://assets.feedblitz.com/i/podplay.png"/></a></div>

<p>The final episode of “The Boundless Show” featuring our current Boundless team, plus founders Steve and Candice Watters offer parting thoughts.</p> <p><strong>Roundtable: With Love, The Boundless Team</strong></p> <p>It’s the final sign-off to “The Boundless Show,” our podcast for young adults that began in January 2008. The current Boundless team (plus former audio engineer Alex because he’s fun) gathers to talk about our favorite show moments, biggest “ahas” and learnings, unexpected ways we contributed, advice as we go, and what is next for each of us. Thanks for the memories, and God bless you, friend!</p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/e65oj1"><strong>Leave Us a Voicemail</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Culture: A Final Word From Our Founders</strong></p> <p>Steve and Candice Watters close out our last show with more fascinating stories from Boundless’ beginning as a ministry, plus Lisa puts them on the hot seat for their assessment of past and current young adult culture and their best advice from what they’ve seen and know. As a final gift, Lisa asks each of them to pray for you. </p> <p> <a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-boundless-2026-02-19"><strong><em>The Dating Manifesto: A Drama-Free Plan for Pursuing Marriage With Purpose</em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/joyfpl"><strong>Watch This Segment on YouTube</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://sf.fotf.com/fjqs0p"><strong>Find us on YouTube </strong></a></p>

<p>Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.</p> <p>Rev. Shah Ahmadi with Iran Alive Ministry has seen persecution firsthand—but he’s also seen God’s unstoppable power. “Iran is against Christianity. This person is jail this year. So they are right now is really, you know, backing up because the, the number, this is exactly what we were talking about yesterday about power multiplication and be multiply. Even they touch us. They can't touch the generation. It's too late.” That’s the truth of the Gospel—Governments can try to put it out, but they can’t stop the Holy Spirit. When one believer is silenced, ten more rise to speak. So let’s take courage from our brothers and sisters in persecuted places. The Gospel is being shared in every corner of the world, and it can’t be stopped. So let’s join God in what He is doing in taking the Gospel to the nations, and share it with those around us. To watch the full interview, visit <a href='https://www.sharelife.today/'>sharelife.today</a>.</p>

<p>As the Plugged In Show comes to its final episode, Paul Asay sits down with Adam Holz and Bob Smithouser (former host of the original Plugged In Podcast) to reminisce about hosting the show. The Plugged In team then gathers to offer some final encouragement on media discernment for your family. While this is the end of The Plugged In Show, the antics and conversations will continue, so be sure to follow the Plugged In team on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2025-08-21?refcd=2334201">Click here to get your copy of the great book by the Plugged In team—Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family!</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with us!</p> <p><a href="http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">www.ThePluggedInShow.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin">Connect on Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/">Find us on Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@pluggedin">Check out Plugged In on YouTube!</a></p> <p>EMAIL: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" data-callout-id="edit_links_in_description">[email protected]</a></p> <p>PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out the Plugged In Blog:</p> <p>· <a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/">The Plugged In Blog</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/">The Plugged In Tech Guide</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/">Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/">How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=2334201">Donate Now! </a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/">We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/">If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.</a></p>

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away, and behold all things have become new." I have probably talked about this verse hundreds of times, and I'll never get tired of speaking about it because this verse was a dream at one point