by billyzh | Apr 3, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays
Holy Week. Day 7. Saturday. (The Jewish Sabbath) In the grave. That’s where Christ was on this day. Stone cold. Deathly silent. It was the Sabbath. No work would be done. A day of complete rest for God’s chosen people. Thus, the rush to have Jesus prepared...
by billyzh | Apr 2, 2010 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 6. I started a new tradition last year. And I’ve been looking forward to it all week. My first plan of action for today is to head out, with the Judge in tow of course, and make the trek toPanera Bread. They have the BEST Hot Cross Buns and they...
by billyzh | Apr 1, 2010 | History, Holidays
Holy Week. Day 5. Most people don’t realize that the Last Supper was actually the Passover Seder that Jesus celebrated with His disciples. Remember: they were Jewish. Raised Jewish. And this was Passover week (The Feast of Unleavened Bread, actually. See Lk 22:1 and...
by billyzh | Mar 31, 2010 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
Apparently, the Wednesday of Holy Week came to be known over time as “Spy Wednesday.” It is thought that on this day Judas Iscariot, (the disciple who betrayed Jesus) agreed to show the chief priests where they could easily capture The Christ. But it is also the day...
by billyzh | Mar 31, 2010 | History, Holidays
Tuesday before Christ was crucified was a very full day for Jesus. Knowing it was His final week on this earth, as a human, you can really see how hard he was working to get every little last bit of business in that He could before His departure. Holy Week Tuesday...
by billyzh | Mar 29, 2010 | History, Holidays
So, now you know what happened on Palm Sunday. If you read yesterday’s blog that is. Jesus went into Jerusalem, rode through the streets on a donkey and the people waved palm branches and sang, “Hosanna to God in the highest.” We refer to that event as the Triumphal...
