by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 23, 2014 | Easter, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
We’ve been talking about Holy Week and Easter. Now, we’ll move into the next few weeks that Jesus was on the earth—after Easter. Many people these days tend to forget that He stayed an additional 40 days after He rose from the grave. Eight days after that...
by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 20, 2014 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed. It’s a familiar call and response to those in the church world. One person will say, “He is Risen,” to which the other will reply, “He is Risen Indeed.” Many of you will enjoy this exchange today in...
by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 19, 2014 | Easter, History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
The Tomb: That’s where Christ was on this day. And it was deathly silent. It was Saturday. The Jewish Sabbath. So no work would be done from sunset the night before until sunset this night. That is why there was such a rush to have Jesus prepared for burial and...
by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 18, 2014 | Easter, History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
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. Basically, in the middle of the...
by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 17, 2014 | Easter, History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
Growing up, I thought people were saying, “Monday Thursday,” and it always confused me a bit. But it’s actually Maundy Thursday and you will see church signs today announcing services this evening that bear this name. Most people don’t realize that...
by Stephanie Huffman | Apr 14, 2014 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK
Monday was a busy day for Jesus. Basically, He blew into town, blew up, then…blew out. Many of us forget what all went down after He got off that donkey on Palm Sunday. No warm and fuzzy Jesus here. We get to see what you might call His “mean” side....
