The Garden Tomb
I posted a few photos of my 1974 trip to Israel on Friday, but I saved this last one for today. Somehow it seemed entirely appropriate to post a photo of my Mom standing in…
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Resurrection Sunday!
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today is truly a glorious day! The dread of Friday is past, the silence of Saturday is shattered with amazing news. Jesus Christ lives! The hopes…
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Silent Saturday
Today is traditionally called Holy Saturday, Joyous Saturday, Great Saturday or Black Saturday. Jesus is dead, buried, gone. His body lays motionless in a guarded tomb. God is mute, as Pete Greig said in his…
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Good Friday – The Cross
Today is Good Friday (or Great Friday, in the Orthodox tradition). Jesus is tried, executed, buried, and descends into hell. It’s a sham trial, of course. And a brutal death on the cross. I wrote…
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Towel and Basin Thursday
Today is traditionally called Maundy Thursday and has focused on such things as the sleeping disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, the anxious Jesus praying fervently, and of course the Last Supper that Jesus had…
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Silver Wednesday
The Wednesday of Holy Week was the calm before the storm. Jesus continued to teach in the Temple and preparations were made for the Passover, but the day was uneventful otherwise. The Last Supper, the…
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Olive Grove Tuesday
Jesus spent a lot of time in an olive orchard this week. What is often called “the Olivet Discourse” was probably a Tuesday evening discussion with His disciples, sitting together in the grove as they…
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Pigeon Monday
Today is Pigeon Monday. Or at least that’s what I call it. Hopefully I’ll start a new trend. It would seem that Jesus had something against pigeons. That’s evident from the story of Him tearing…