by billyzh | Apr 6, 2012 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Uncategorized
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...
by billyzh | Apr 4, 2012 | History, Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Uncategorized
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...
by billyzh | Apr 3, 2012 | Holidays, HOLY WEEK, Uncategorized
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...
by billyzh | Jan 25, 2012 | Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized
There’s a holiday, of sorts, that many of us probably won’t celebrate too wildly. How Ground Hog Day managed to find its way to “holiday” status is a mystery to most humble Americans. Where the day originated from, I truly didn’t know. A little time...
by billyzh | Sep 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some people just do not like to lose. And if you watch them closely enough, in time, you will begin to see how they go to great lengths to make sure they win. Now, in fairness, loss is not something I handle well either. But more than losing in a competition, loss can...
by billyzh | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
As I worked my way and my luggage up the steps and onto the Acela train headed for Union Station, I plopped down into the first two available seats. I then hurriedly began the dance, shuffle, swirl where I tried to organize my things so as not to slow up those making...