It never fails.  As I engage in conversation with my children, they inevitably will ask me questions that I just don’t have the answers to.  It’s frustrating and even a little embarrassing.  As the adult in the conversation, I feel like I should be able to represent all parents and have a sufficient answer […]
It’s Holy Week! Holy Week, in the Christian church, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, observed with special solemnity as a time of devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ. In the Greek and Roman liturgical books, it is called the Great Week because great deeds were done by God during this week. The name Holy Week was […]
viaBCNN1: Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. Worshipers carried palm fronds and olive branches, and marched from the top of the Mount of Olives to the Old City of Jerusalem. Police said an estimated 15,000 people took part in the procession. Palm […]
via BCNN1: Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter when the Holy Week begins. Here are five facts about the occasion that shed light on its importance in the lives of Christians. Palm Sunday is the beginning of the final seven days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, based on Matthew 21:6–11, which reads: “The disciples went […]
EEW Magazine Entertainment News Article By Colby May For the sixth year in a row during Easter week, faith-and-family television leader TBN will air The Passion of the Christ. Mel Gibson’s classic big-screen epic, which debuted twelve years ago, has been embraced by believers the world over for its realistic and moving portrayal of […]
Holy Week observances continued Thursday night at the Cathedral of St. John in downtown Cleveland. Cleveland Catholic Bishop Richard Lennon celebrated the mass of the Lord’s Supper with the traditional washing of the feet. The Bible says Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an act of humility. Thursday’s mass marks the beginning of […]
Research shows that most families gather around the table and eat dinner together most nights of the week. For those that don’t, mega pastor Bishop TD Jakes, 56, is issuing his very own Holy Week challenge: eat dinner at home with the family at least once. During Palm Sunday worship on April 13, after the […]
Palm Sunday starts the Christian observance of Holy Week and Easter, one of the most important observances for that religion. Christianity is one of the world’s largest religions, with approximately two billion followers around the world. Palm Sunday Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem prior to his crucifixion, where palm leaves and clothing were […]
At this season of the year, we celebrate the grandeur of God’s creation in the beauty of the flowers and the return of the robins. We clasp our loved ones in rituals of food and drink, laughter and embrace. Some of us will also sit in services of silence, music, and sacred readings. We […]
