The definition for this word is: “To move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.” While I was thinking about Easter, I began getting some interesting ideas about the word “rise”. The first one, of course, was Jesus rising from the dead. Jesus said, “They…
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The Tomb
Today, we celebrate Easter. For many people, Easter is a springtime, bunny rabbit, egg hunt holiday but to Christians, it is much more. Today, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death and the tomb. He went through so much on Friday with the trials, humiliation, beatings, abandonment, pain,…
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A Different Look at Easter
When we think about Easter, we usually envision happenings during Holy Week, the Passover meal, the path to Golgotha, the Cross, the tomb and the Resurrection. Those are the images of Easter for us as Christians. But as I’ve been reading about these events this week, I’ve begun to think…
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Holy Week
This post is a re-revelation from 2017 that I wanted to share again. As we look forward to Easter next week and what it means for Christians, perhaps many of us are not aware of the happenings in the week before Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday – Jesus made his triumphal…
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Remember Me
“Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” (Luke 23:42) Remember me. The man who said this and was crucified beside Jesus had a different attitude than the man on the other side. He knew his sins and reached out to Jesus at the end of…