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In the early 1860s, mail traveling by Wells Fargo stagecoaches took 20 days for the route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. But a single day, April 3, 1860, halved transit time when the Pony Express made its inaugural run. Bankers and merchants delighted in this new ten-day service. Yet the Pony Express was destined [...] A stone presented a formidable problem that first resurrection morning. Massive and threatening, it blocked the entrance to Jesus’ tomb for the women needing to anoint His body. “Who will move it for us?” they puzzled–but found no answer. When they arrived at the garden, however, astonishment gripped their hearts. The stone had already been set [...] After its conception as a holy celebration in the second century, Easter was not always celebrated on Sunday as it is today. But when it should be celebrated has been a source of controversy and confusion that continues even until today. The current rules that determine the date of Easter originated in A.D. 325 at the [...] |
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