“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
At the time of Jesus, there were strict guidelines that governed the people in preparation for the Passover and the Great or High Sabbath. The Passover or Seder meal was held the evening at the beginning of the Great Sabbath. Because Jesus apparently ate the meal on the eve of the Day of Preparation, it …
“Take time for the quiet moments as God whispers and the world is loud” - Ancient Irish saying. “But let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows me; that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for I delight in these things” declares the Lord.” Jeremiah …
“The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one….” John 17:22-23 Oneness. For what is Jesus praying here in His final recorded prayer before His crucifixion? Many have interpreted this prayer …
“Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.” W.H. Auden “The marvel of heaven and earth, of time and eternity, is the atoning death of Jesus Christ. This is …
“I believe that God will crucify without pity those whom He desires to raise without measure! This is why we believers have to surrender to Him the full control of everything that we consider to be an asset in terms of human power and talent and accomplishment.” A.W. Tozer “Jesus came to raise the dead. …
“Some people have been misinformed about the Christian life and living the crucified life. For some reason, they think that it is an easy path. They believe that God will take away all of their problems and difficulties and that they will be able to live their lives without any kind of distraction or disturbance.” …
“Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith.” ― W.H. Auden The death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion has a profound impact on the social world. It divides. Actually, …
Jesus was dead. There could be no rational basis for disputing that. Beaten nearly to death after not having slept all night. Nailed to a cross with heavy spikes through the upper writs and lower legs. Left to hang in the heat, slowly suffocating, struggling for each breath. Parched and dehydrated, starved for food. Stabbed …
As we near the Easter celebration, the proliferation of bunnies, eggs, flowers, and pastel colors pushes and shoves the Easter story – the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth – off the stage. Instead of solemnity and introspection at the greatest human event in history, we are beset with sales, gaudy trinkets, and …
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