Because the Christian church did not allow meat or animal-derived products, like eggs, to be eaten during Holy Week, the eggs laid by chickens during this period were instead decorated to identify them as Holy Week eggs that could not be c...
We have scrapped all plans for travel in the coming months, including Holy Week. The SARS scare certainly took care of that. We had planned to take a cruise to Shanghai via Hong Kong where we were to board the ship. In May we planned to take another cruise through Europe, boarding in...
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What happened on each day of Holy Week? This week, we’ll be looking at the biblical events that took place during the week leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday. We’ll base this discussion on our Holy Week Timeline, which you’re welcome to download, print, and share with...
Palestinian boys are seen on a street during a rainy day in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 18, 2024. Over the past few weeks, Israel has signaled its intention to conduct a ground operation in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost town, to "eliminate" Hamas and rescue Israeli ho...
Advent calendars range between 22 and 28 days, depending on the day of the week for Christmas. We count down to the celebration of the first Advent because we have a set day on the calendar since it has already occurred. We commemorate the birth of Jesus on December 25. Although it’s...
But today I want to turn the lens on the post’s title topic. What does a“typical” weekdayin my life look like, with a focus on the academic/science aspects? There is no such “typical” ideal; every day is very different, but a Platonic abstraction will be heuristic. Let the clo...
You can see why repentance is such a foundational doctrine. It is vital to have an ongoing and intimate day by day fellowship with God. Are you sensing a wall between you and God? Are you lacking an intimate fellowship with Him? It may be that there is a pattern of sin in your life...
the plan of how I might accomplish it. I hadn’t felt the need to write these kinds of notes before explaining why I might not be around some day because I had never gotten that close. Rereading those notes now, I believe that I was finally trying to say, “I am sorry and goodbye...