Passion Week Meditations: Palm Sunday

Passion Week is upon us. For Christians, it culminates in the most sacred events on our calendar: Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. However, as Jesus entered the Holy City of Jerusalem for the last time (until His soon return!), it initiated what we call Passion Week. The Old Testament prophesied of One to come who …

Continue reading Passion Week Meditations: Palm Sunday

Understanding Passover

Hi friends! This is an interesting year, in that the Christian celebration of Passion Week overlays the 8-day Jewish celebration of Passover almost exactly. Passover begins at sundown this Saturday (April 12, 2025) and extends through sundown on Sunday (April 20, 2025). Passion Week begins this Sunday (April 13) with Palm Sunday and concludes on …

Continue reading Understanding Passover

A New Week, A New Month, A New Year

Happy Lord's Day, my friends! Indeed, today is a special day and here is why: According to Scripture, it is Rosh Hashanah, the "head of the year." It is the Biblical new year! Because God created the world and everything in it, He alone determines how it functions and operates! We do well to take …

Continue reading A New Week, A New Month, A New Year

Hints of Judaism in Our Thanksgiving

Here in America, we are approaching Thanksgiving. As school children, we were taught of the first Thanksgiving in which new settlers to America rejoiced with Native American Indians in recognition of God's goodness and abundant supply. The same God they worshipped on that day has remained faithful to us throughout the course of our history. …

Continue reading Hints of Judaism in Our Thanksgiving