From one extreme to the other. From lifted up to beaten down. From “Hosanna in the highest” to “Crucify him, crucify him.” These are the highs and lows, the ups and downs, that we witness as we walk through this Holy Week with Christ. It began with Palm Sunday and ...
Read More »“Take this cup from me”–When God Says No
The night before what would become known as Good Friday, Christ was so upset that he sweat blood (Luke 22:44). He knew what the following day held for him, and that it would start in only a matter of hours when Judas betrayed him with a kiss. And in Christ’s ...
Read More »Our Hope: The Prayer In The Garden
“Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, ‘Sit here while I go and pray over there.’ And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, ...
Read More »Our Hope: The King Enters Jerusalem
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 (NKJV) The holy city of Jerusalem was filled with travelers who ...
Read More »Easter Is For Remembering
How do you remember something? Do you tie a string around your finger? Make a note? Write it on your bathroom mirror or say it out loud to yourself over and over? Last March, I helped my parents prepare to move. It was a massive job, sorting through treasures accumulated ...
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