It’s quiet here…take a seat. Soak it in! Pull out your Bible and read Matthew 28:1-7. Avoid rushing through it, but rather put yourself into the place of the two women who arrived at the tomb early that Sunday morning. Perhaps look intently into the picture above and put yourself there in your mind’s eye. Feel …
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 …
Continue reading Jesus’ Crucifixion Clearly Seen in the Jewish Feasts
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, so we will take a break from our Israel in Perspective series in order to focus on the most important week in world history. As we set our sights on Resurrection weekend (next weekend), it is important to know and understand the significance of Palm Sunday…the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem, setting …
All good things must come to an end, and for the Jewish people, the final light of Hanukkah has been lit. The joyous 8-day Hanukkah celebration becomes a memory this evening as sundown fades to night. Hanukkah is a celebration of light, and Scripture has much to teach us about light! According to Genesis 1:3, light was …
