Saturday, April 04, 2026

Easter Week - Jesus' Body Lies in a Tomb Owned by Joseph of Arimathea

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(Ancient tomb in Jerusalem) SCRIPTURE - MATTHEW 27:57-66 57  As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Jose...
Friday, April 03, 2026

Easter Week - Jesus Screams In the Absolute Darkness

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                                                           (Mount of Olives, Jerusalem) SCRIPTURE - MATTHEW 27:45-46 From the sixth hour unt...
Thursday, April 02, 2026

Easter Week - Jesus Suffered and Died on a Cross

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(Jerusalem - some think this is Golgotha) Jesus died on a cross.  He died as he lived; viz., below the bottom rung of the honor-shame...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

The Atonement - My Blog Posts

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                                                                                                                               (Jerusalem) M...

Easter Week - Jesus Takes the Second Cup

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  (Linda, walking in Jerusalem) SCRIPTURE - LUKE 22:14-18 14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.  15 And he sa...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Jesus Died On a Friday and Rose "On the Third Day"

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  (Cross, on our front yard.) See this excellent article by New Testament scholar  Andreas Köstenberger. " Did Jesus Rise on the Third ...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Easter Week - The Cursing of the Fig Tree Is Really About the End of the Temple

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  (Woman praying in Jerusalem) MONDAY, MARCH 25 This is Easter Week - the days leading up to Good Friday and the cross. After Jesus rode int...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Palm Sunday - Jesus Comes to "Hosanna" Us

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In Jerusalem Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Easter week. For those of us who are Jesus-followers, this is the...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Giving Advice as a Form of Judgmentalism

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(Our kitchen - I tool the photo of the damselfly) (I re-post this periodically.) Unasked-for advice is often received as criticism....

How I Prepare for a Sermon

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                                                               (On Mackinac Island) (I am re-posting this to keep it in play.) 1.    I print...