In Jesus' case, it seems that ancient sources believed he was either born or divinely conceived during Passover, the springtime Jewish holiday during which he was later crucified. Christians who believed Jesus was conceived around Passover/Easter counted nine months ahead to identify his birthday....
However, nobody really knows exactly when Jesus was born. You may like When were birthday parties invented? The science behind the 10 plagues of Egypt When was math invented? Related: Why does Christianity have so many denominations? The Death of King Herod Some scholars believe that he...
After hearing from her daughter, I scrolled back to our last conversation: After I texted her “Happy Birthday!” and I encouraged her to “keep Looking to Jesus” she shared about some up- incoming trips with her family and husband. Heidi was a homebody and so I knew that while part ...
It was a real gift to me during that time. “I started really leaning on Jesus Calling during that time, one reading in the morning and one at night, and I was just amazed at how often it spoke directly into my pain and or spoke directly into my fear about the future or my worry...
and L’s mom. We hired Spiderman to come out and the company was great about creating an experience while also keeping everyone safe. Once Ansel heard the spiderman plan, they decided they would dress up like Black Panther and then “Black panther AND Spiderman can come to your birthday, ...
That was Jesus’s calling: To bring good news to the poor. So, who are the poor?The poor are those who suffer. They may be wealthy or impoverished, but in their suffering they are poor. In our first story the Roman centurion fears for the life of a favorite slave. In Luke’s view...
Pilate: “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” ...
I want to see past those marks just asJesus does .. to become a mother she can be proud of and worthy of her love. Reply Muzz says: I thought I was the only parent who felt sad when his son got a tattoo. Good to know I’m not alone with these feelings Reply Lynne Sittle ...
Of course, being from AZ, we were super stoked to see some actual fall color. And experience some cool fall weather (it stays well into the 100s through October here). Much to my chagrin, it was warmer in Nashville when we arrived than it was in AZ! COME ON! Thankfully, that chang...
If Professor Patton strolled into his classroom in a white robe and started pointing at a black student and screaming the actual N-word, yeah, that’s a problem, no arguments from me, But, for the love of sweet baby Jesus, can you believe this shit? « Prior Next » Comments: ...