Holy Week is a string of eight days that allow us an opportunity to reflect upon the shift in humanity Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross launched. It starts with Palm Sunday, when Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem. The week leads us through the Last Supper
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...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who just visited Israel this week to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, said the enclave is on the "brink of collapse" due to the humanitarian situation. People in Rafah "cannot simply vanish into thin air," she said. U.S. President Joe Biden, who...
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“He said to them: ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ ...
What is the origin of Epiphany? It originated in the Eastern church and originally included a celebration of the birth of Jesus, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, whichin its entry saysthat by the fourth century, the church in Rome began celebrating Ep...
With the beginning of the Advent Season a few days away, I'm posting the laststory boxin my series with a theme appropriate for this special time of year. My new “Voices in the Wilderness” collage is about prophets, old and new. Much is made of their ability to foretell the future...
So what happened on Holy Monday and Tuesday? [Read the Bible Gateway Blog post, Infographic: What Happened During Holy Week Day-By-Day] Browse resources for Easter in the Bible Gateway Store. Here’s the a timeline for Holy Monday and Tuesday. The horizontal axis is a timeline; the ...
Egg decoration became firmly established as a staple in Easter celebrations. Then came the Easter egg hunt, a tradition that is suggested to date to the 16th century, when Martin Luther, a Protestant reformer, organized the activity where men would hide eggs for women and children to find. Th...
It is only in the book of Luke that we are ushered into the holy moments surrounding Jesus’ birth, and that includes the shepherds. Interpreting the Story of Jesus’ Birth There are nativity scenes, Christmas carols, and Christmas plays that interpret the story of Jesus’ birth for us. Som...