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Holy Week: Stone Cold Saturday.
The Tomb. That's where Christ was on this day. And it was deathly silent. Saturday was the Jewish Sabbath. So no work would be done on this day. It was a sacred time set apart for contemplation and complete rest for God's chosen people. That is why there was such a...
Holy Week: Good Friday?
If you have seen the amazing movie by Mel Gibson The Passion of the Christ, you know that calling the day Jesus was crucified "good" seems a bit strange. But the fact is, if you know the story, it does have a happy ending. Because this day is so dark and sad, I...
Holy Week: Maundy Thursday & Passover
It's an odd title isn't it? Looks like someone is trying to say Monday/Thursday. But believe it or not, there really is something called Maundy Thursday and people used to go to religious services on this day. Many still do. Most people don’t realize that the Last...
Holy Week: Dark Wednesday
Some say it was Tuesday, others say Wednesday. Others call it Dark Wednesday, or Spy Wednesday. Whatever you want to call it, scholars argue that this was the day Judas Iscariot, (the disciple who betrayed Jesus) agreed to show the chief priests where they could...
Holy Week: Torrid Tuesday
The Tuesday before Christ was crucified was a rather full day for Jesus. Knowing it is His final week on this earth as a human, it seems we watch as He works to get in every little last bit of business that He can before His departure. Holy Week Tuesday is the day...
Holy Week: Busy Monday
So, if you read yesterday’s blog you know what Jesus did on Palm Sunday. Basically, Jesus blows into town, blows up, then...blows out. Many of us forget what went down after He got up and off of that donkey. No warm and fuzzy Jesus here. We read: Matt 21:12-17 Jesus...
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