"While the women were on the way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples … Continue reading The Cover Up
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When He said her name
Mary had her moment. She stuck around after Peter and John returned home. "Then the followers went back home But Mary stood outside the tomb, crying." John 20:10-11 At one point, on one certain day, Jesus had entered Mary's life. He had driven out seven demons and had restored her to sanity. "and also some … Continue reading When He said her name
Checking it out
"Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. These she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They have taken away … Continue reading Checking it out
As He said
"But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold two men stood by them in shining garments. Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the … Continue reading As He said
Who will roll away the stone?
I call Saturday of Passion Week a "sandwich day." It's squeezed in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It's the "in between day." On Friday all their hopes were dashed. Their Messiah died, they buried Him, and with His burial, they buried all His promises. Again we read these last chapters of Matthew, Mark, Luke, … Continue reading Who will roll away the stone?
Arise My Love
https://youtu.be/EMHyGh0RgCA It's dark. Sunlight hasn't yet broken through the trees. I hear thunder rumbling in the distance, and here I sit waiting, wondering what that first Easter morning must have been like before any human interrupts the moment. What was it like in the stillness as Jesus lay there, no breath in His lungs, and … Continue reading Arise My Love
Sunday’s Comin
"From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" - which means, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?" It was His darkest moment. Never before had His Father turned His face from … Continue reading Sunday’s Comin
I AM HE
The midnight hour is upon us. The bad guys have come out to play. "Then He returned to the disciples and said to them, "Ary you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go! Here comes my betrayer!" … Continue reading I AM HE
Gethsemane – The Oil Press
The garden is quiet. Eerily so. The gnarled trees stood like shadowy crosses surrounding the tranquil garden. Gethsemane - the name means oil press. It's the place where olives are pressed so that they will release their precious oil. It's late Wednesday evening. Jesus has shared His last meal with His disciples. He had … Continue reading Gethsemane – The Oil Press
“That they may know You”
"After Jesus said this, He looked toward heaven and prayed:..." John 17 The meal is over. It was His last. The betrayer had just left the upper room to finalize the plans with Jesus' enemies. Peter had just professed his dying allegiance. Peter boasts of his loyalty, "Even if all fall away on account of … Continue reading “That they may know You”