by billyzh | Jun 20, 2012 | Spirituality
Reality. Sometimes you just wish it away. Or simply ignore it if you can. It’s sort of like the way we get when we watch a production of Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story, or Titanic. Certainly, we know, that if we watch it one more time, this time, just maybe, our...
by billyzh | Apr 2, 2012 | Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Spirituality
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...
by billyzh | Apr 1, 2012 | Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Spirituality
Sundown Saturday to sundown Sunday. (Jewish Clock) Palm Sunday In case you didn’t know, Palm Sunday begins Holy Week. That’s the “name” that’s been given to the week before Easter. The last week of Christ. What He did, where he went, who He...
by billyzh | Mar 30, 2012 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Spirituality
It might be new to you, but, Holy Week simply follows the last 7 days that Jesus walked on the earth. Holy Week is not “holy” in and of itself. But church folk over the ages dedicated this time to follow the final week of Christ. Where He went. What He...
by billyzh | Mar 26, 2012 | Holidays, Spirituality
I love flowers. I love to see them on the roadside. I love when they pop up in my yard. I love receiving them! Nothing makes me smile like an assortment of fresh flowers on a table in my home. Spring is here! But it has abnormally felt that way since January for those...
by billyzh | Mar 12, 2012 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
Contrary to popular belief…Saint Patrick was not a Leprechaun who danced in clover. He was an actual son of wealthy British parents that lived over 1600 years ago. Here’s the scoop. When Patrick was only 16, some Irish raiders who attacked his family’s estate...