By: Zach Collins As I was growing up, there were many things that I liked about Easter. I loved the feeling of family, the anticipation that I received from gathering the most Easter eggs in the annual Easter Egg Hunt, and seeing everyone dressed up in their finest outfits was always a delight. However, while my family and I enjoyed the secular version of this holiday, it was never a Sunday of any more significance than the other 51 Sundays in the year. It is quite shocking to people that the churches of Christ do not celebrate the religious holiday of “Easter” as a “Holy Day.” This appears as strange to many in the religious world. You will notice, this morning, that I am not preaching on the topic of Jesus’ resurrection, but rather the importance of, “loving your neighbor as yourself” (c.f., Mark 12:30-31). Let me, first, state that this is not because I am opposed to preaching about the resurrection on the day the world calls, “Easter.” However, in 2024, it happens that the day of “Easter” fell at the end of the month of March, when we have been exploring a series on “The Greatest Commands.” I suppose there will be mixed reactions. To some, they will be thrilled at the omission of the resurrection on this day in the pulpit. To others, the absence of this topic in the pulpit might be deemed “irreverent.” For a moment, can I expound on why both mindsets are erring? …