Good Friday Online Resources for Christians

Want to know more about Good Friday? Or do you need a list of Good Friday sermons and prayers? What about Good Friday puzzles, coloring pages, and cards? Whether you're a strict Catholic or simply curious about what Good Friday means, these five online resources will cover all your Good Friday needs.

1. About.com's Good Friday

About.com has an expansive collection of articles on Good Friday. Articles include a basic guide to Good Friday, crucifixion facts and history, and a timeline covering Jesus' last hours. The articles are brief and succinct. The timeline is especially helpful for Christians who wish to read Bible scriptures that follow the events of Good Friday.

Perfect Good Friday Website For: Anyone who wants to get a good overview of Good Friday.

2. Text Week

Text Week offers tons of links about Good Friday. Everything from texts, sermons, and prayers to images, movies, and music. Text Week has more information than About.com. But keep in mind that most of the links offered are more targeted to people who already have basic knowledge about Good Friday and would like to supplement their knowledge.

Perfect Good Friday Website For: Christians who need studying or teaching material; students writing research papers; those looking for multimedia activities.

3. Resources for Good Friday

Homilies by Email offers a no-frills section on Good Friday. Here, you'll find Bible readings, sermons, exegesis, stories, drama, and more. Like Text Week, you'll want to have a basic understanding of Good Friday already, because there's no simple overview here. The site is rather plain and the organization could be better, but its information is solid.

Perfect Good Friday Website For: Those who want primary documents about Good Friday.

4. Love to Learn Place

Love to Learn Place offers a variety of information about Good Friday. The website gives movie and book suggestions as well as lists Good Friday song lyrics and poems. Again, this website expects you to know Good Friday basics. Love to Learn Place, however, can be tough to navigate at times.

Perfect Good Friday Website For: Christians who want Good Friday themed multimedia or prose.

5. Fun Websites for Good Friday

For fun learning resources about Good Friday, you can visit Color Me Good for coloring pages or Tools for Educators to design your own games and puzzles. You can also send Good Friday greeting cards to friends and family using All-Yours.net or 123Greetings.com.

Perfect Good Friday Website For: Parents, teachers, and Christians