If Jesus died on a Friday afternoon and He rose again on a Sunday morning, then how does one come up with Him being in the grave for three days and three nights? I’d like to begin to answer this question by first pointing out how Christ Himself declared that He’d be in the tomb […]
Was Jesus in the Grave Three Days and Three Nights or Not? (conclusion)
March 24, 2012 by
Now that’s just one answer to our question. But there’s another one. And that answer is this: Jesus wasn’t at all crucified on a Friday like most people believe. EVIDENCES POINTING TO THE 72-HOUR TIME PERIOD Now before you start to stone me for blasphemy allow me to offer you what I think are two […]
The Cross is a Great Thing
March 10, 2012 by
This guy showed up this week in my office with a box. He was a little dirty in the face, but shaven. His hair was greased back (probably not shampooed that day). He had a tie on, too. He was doing his very best to be presentable. He said to me, “Would you like to […]
Burden Bearer – The Conclusion
April 19, 2011 by
(The last in a series. For Part 1: click here. For Part 2: click here. For Part 3: click here.) “And when they led [Jesus] away, they laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.” (Luke 23:26) In frontier times traveling […]
Holy Week Alive (A New Believer’s Story)
April 17, 2011 by
When I first became a Christian, everything changed. The trees seemed greener. The sky seemed bluer. The birds seemed to sing louder (and prettier). Everything was alive ~ including me! (Ephesians 2:1-4) Then came Holy Week. That’s the week that starts with Palm Sunday, the day we celebrate and remember Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem riding […]
Remembering the Passion (of the Christ)
April 1, 2010 by
It’s been a hand full of years or so since I watched Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ.” I never wrote about my experience seeing it. In a word, I was “undone.” And as I consider Jesus’ death for my sins this Easter season anew, I want to remember the price He paid. I want […]
7 Causes of Agony in the Garden
March 22, 2010 by
“Hematohidrosis.” It’s the medical term for the condition Luke records Jesus experiencing on the night He was betrayed: “His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.” (Luke 22:44b) This type of reaction is well-known though relatively rare, according to Dr. Frederic Zugibe. He describes it like this: “‘Around the sweat glands, […]
On Appointed Tasks and Talking Donkeys
March 15, 2010 by
It’s interesting in the story of Christ riding on a donkey as He enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1-11) how the donkey just moments prior to the disciples coming to get him for His God-given appointed task, my friends, he was really just wallowing and whining and lamenting the fact that he’d never been […]
Whatever Became of Barabbas? (Part 2)
March 4, 2010 by
(To read Part 1 – The “Luck” of Barabbas, click here.) Do you remember the story of Jesus and Barabbas? Barabbas was freed while Jesus was condemned in his place. It’s a picture of what Christ has done for us. We each are under the death penalty for our sins. Jesus took our place and […]
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