It's not open for interpretation.

I was browsing in Barne's and Noble the other day and came upon this Easter display... it was interesting to see B & N's interpretation of this holiday. To be honest, I was offended because I'm somewhat protective of Easter. Christmas I feel is a lost cause... so much has been transformed to be about everything except Christ's birth, but Easter is so dear to me. It is the celebration of Christ's death and resurrection and while these things couldn't have happened without his birth, his death on the cross and rising from the grave are the very foundation of my salvation. And my salvation is at the core and essence of who I am. And it irritates me when Barnes and Noble attempts to use it as propoganda. The picture doesn't display it, but around the table includes these authors, some Biblical writers, others... not so much:
Tim LaHaye
St. Augustine
C.S. Lewis
Lee Strobel
N.T. Wright
Brian McLaren
Anne LaMott
Dallas Willard
Richard Foster
Brennan Manning
Chicken Soup
Mother Theresa
(not one single Bible)

They are all over the board from conservative to liberal, from ancient to current. They wanted to make sure to appease each person's spiritual appetite, and most of the books had nothing to do with Easter, they were simply just Christian books. And what's missing is the MOST important book... God's Word. My favorite is that when you buy two items, you can receive a special Easter tote for only $4.95! An Easter tote, so that on Easter day you can carry your special spiritual Easter books in your Easter tote. Really?? Jesus dies on the cross for our sins and we make totes and try and sell irrelevant and not even Biblical books?? Really? My heart aches that people have lost or have never found what Easter means. It does not mean Easter bunnies, or eggs hunts, or pretty white hats and pastel dresses. It is the blood of Christ shed for you and me. This is not open for interpretation. This is not to be dressed up or exchanged for materialism and trends. This cross, this life, this death, this resurrection is the living example of God's deep, real love and grace. Can we put that on a poster on Barnes and Noble? Or maybe on a pink tote?