Tag: Easter

Look For The Second Right Answer

But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Luke 24:21 Look for the second right answer. Everything that the disciples said was correct, but the conclusions they drew were wrong: What have I been hoping or […]

Hallelujah

The beauty of the Easter story, powerfully captured in a version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: see performance here. A crown of thorns placed on His headHe knew that He would soon be deadHe said did you forget me Father did you?They nailed Him to a wooden crossSoon all the world would feel the lossOf Christ […]

The Resurrection: This Changes Everything

The earliest Christians believed in the Resurrection not because they couldn’t find a dead body but because they found a living Christ. There is not one recorded instance of denial of the Resurrection among the Apostles or the ~500 other witnesses who saw the risen Christ. They had compelling reasons to recant, even unto their […]

He Is Risen

Passion Play, Act 8, Scene 1 #Easter2023, 26/42

The Empty Tomb

He is risen. He is risen indeed! Early Sunday morning one of the friends comes back with rags and a jug of water and a box of the grave spices that are supposed to cut down on the smell. She’s braced for the task. But when she comes to the grave she finds that the […]

A Day Like Any Other

Saturday, Jerusalem, Circa 33 AD It is the Jewish Sabbath. The city is quiet. The air above the city lacks the usual thousand little trails of smoke from cookfires. Hymns rise from the temple. Families are indoors. The soldiers are back in their barracks. The Chief Priest grows hoarse with singing. The governor plays chess […]

The Veil Is Torn Asunder

In His last hours Jesus uttered seven statements that have become known as the Seven Last Words Of Christ: And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed out His life. And the curtain of the Holy of Holies of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion who stood […]

The Seven Last Words of Christ /7

Friday, Jerusalem, Circa 33 AD “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Luke 23:46 This is a prayer of great significance that every Christian must apply to our lives. Jesus trusts God to the very end. Let this be your daily prayer: “I commit myself to you, O God. In my living and in […]