Nothing is quite as nice as an Easter Sunday sunrise service on a New England small-town beach. One year during my ministry, I was in charge of officiating such a service, and on that morning everything seemed to go perfectly — including the pancake breakfast that followed! Easter in New England usually aligns with warmer weather, longer days, hope and new possibilities. These days, however, it sometimes appears that the sun is setting on the true message of Easter for too many American Christians, as the true church is replaced by a church led by Donald Trump.
Easter is, as you surely know, a celebration of the resurrection of a fallen leader who rises again. I have begun to realize that a terrible thing is happening across this country during this Easter season as false evangelical pastors head to the pulpit to align Trump, of all people, with the role of Jesus Christ. As Jesus was falsely accused, they preach, Trump must be as well. This is of course absurd, yet it is believed or at least espoused by many evangelical leaders.
