It’s apparently unique to America that the sacred and secular celebrations coexist in peace. At least, it’s uncommon in Europe according to my conversation with some Dutch friends over dinner tonight. But in the States celebrating Jesus’ resurrection with an Easter bunny is the norm.

Both are certainly part of our Easter habit. We had plenty of sacred celebrations. On Sunday morning I had the good pleasure to worship online with some 3000 people at Northland. As a family we gathered for church that night. We enjoyed great secular festivities with three Easter egg hunts, two baskets and a continual rush of sugar.

There wasn’t much quiet which is probably fitting. Easter should be a day of merrymaking: It’s the day all the hope in Jesus paid off. He did beat back the pains of death and provide man an out for all his failures. What quiet we did find, later on Sunday night, we spent telling the kids the Easter story again. They’ve heard it many times before, but like with any party it seemed the right way to wind things down was to remember why we got wound up in the first place.