This is not much of a Palm Sunday reflection. I got distracted by news items this morning. But stick with it… we get to Palm Sunday and some songs in the end. – SB To my fellow Christians, some of whom are publicly bristling at current restrictions on public gathering which means we...
(This post was inspired by theOur Daily Bread radio programwhich aired on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, and our Sunday School lesson from that day on Mark 11.) (I often link up with some ofthese bloggers.) The Cross Is the Measure We talk about the cross of Christ lightly these days...
Today is Palm Sunday, the day we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. While today’s worship experience looks different than last year’s, we still join today the communion of saints before us who remember the story of a crowd shouting “Hosanna” while waving palms and placing t...
One memory may be strange but unique. The time of Lent and Easter is a reminder of not only the season for me, but of my mom. Every Easter season, on Palm Sunday we received palms. They were the tall, willowy ones. My mom would keep hers and braid it. She was very good at the...
I write to White Christian America. Who are we? As we read the Palm Sunday, Passion Week and Easter narratives, who are we? Where do we fit in the story? We default to thinking of ourselves as the Disciples. We are the heroes of the story. We are the ones who walk with Jesus, ...
Today is Palm Sunday. This morning I attended Mass and we held palms and said, “Crucify him.” I looked around my church, and my eyes followed The Stations of the Cross. Each plaque as they go around the walls of my church tells the agonizing story of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus...
Here we are on Palm Sunday 2025! And, it’s a big day…the day we kick off Holy Week 2025! This is the week that we begin the home stretch if you will…we have spent the past several days in Lent preparing for this last part of the journey towards the cross. But, we aren’t...
Sunday’s are a day of rest Open your Bible. Go to Church. “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 ESV It is Palm Sunday. The first day of Holy Week. As we prepare to celebrate the empty tomb, the ...
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After a nearly perfect spring day on Palm Sunday, the wind picked up and hasn’t stopped since. The huge trunks of the great oak in the back are even moving (which they rarely do). And while our house was built to withstand such winds, it’s been creaking and even shuddering at ...