How are Passover and Passion Week Different?

The Jewish feast of Passover and the Christian commemoration of Passion Week are always close in proximity, but typically not simultaneous. This year is an exception, as Passover and Passion Week overlap. As Christians, Passion Week points us to Christ's death, burial and resurrection, featuring Jesus, the perfect sacrificial lamb who took away our sins …

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What’s so “Good” about Good Friday?

Good Friday...the day Christians remember Jesus’ crucifixion.  What’s so “good” about the day our Lord and Savior was beaten, broken, and crucified?  It was a gruesome day, physically.  Recall, that Jesus was betrayed, endured 6 illegal trials, treated ruthlessly, and ultimately crucified. To understand the “good” in Good Friday, we must go all the way …

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Understanding Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits in Light of Crucifixion and Resurrection

As Christians, we will celebrate the most important day of the year this weekend: Resurrection Sunday.  Christ is risen, and if that were not true, Christianity would crumble.  We base our celebration on the Biblical accounts of Jesus’s death, burial and resurrection, which is succinctly wrapped up in this passage: For I delivered to you as of …

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