A Real Soaker in Jerusalem!

Welcome back, friends! Let's pick up where we left off in our last post. We woke up to rain which subsided as we made our way to the Mount of Olives. There, we enjoyed the overlook of the Kidron Valley and Temple Mount as the rain began to fall again. We made stops at Dominus …

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Give Thanks to the Lord for He is Good!

Hey friends, we've bumped worship up a day this week in order to bless you with a special series on Passion Week which begins tomorrow with Palm Sunday. Importantly, though, we don't want to give up some beautiful worship as we consider Passover which begins tonight at sundown! Passover is the first of seven feasts …

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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 …

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A View Toward Passover

Hey friends! Before this new week ends, Passover will commence. (Sunset Saturday evening.) The 8-day bundle of feasts, known most readily as Passover, actually encompasses the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Feast of First Fruits. All are symbolic of the Israelite's escape from Egyptian captivity, only to wander in the desert for 40 years. …

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