by Bob | Apr 15, 2014 | Cross, Easter
Easter, Jesus’ Death on the Cross, and the Old Testament Hebrews 8-10 tell us that the Old Testament sanctuary sacrificial system pictures and foreshadows Christ’s perfect sacrifice for us. Picture with me what Old Testament believers experience as they journey to...
by Bob | Apr 14, 2014 | 5 to Live By, Cross, Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Resurrection
5 Top Easter Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—this week we focus on blogs related to Good Friday and Easter. The Resurrection and Parenting Does the resurrection relate to parenting? Of course it does—Christ-s resurrection...
by Bob | Apr 1, 2013 | Easter, Good Friday, Resurrection
He Is Risen! You’re Risen, Too! Yesterday, on Easter, we all rejoiced to exchange the traditional Easter greeting: “He is risen.” “He’s risen indeed!” The Bible teaches Christians to add another greeting: “He is risen.” “I’m risen, too!” Resurrected with...
by Bob | Mar 31, 2013 | Easter, Good Friday
The Glorious Easter Exchange Though we celebrate Easter today, the impact of Easter is eternal. Just what happened at Easter? What difference does Easter make? Easter changes everything. Easter makes all the difference in this world and in the world to come. John...
by Bob | Mar 30, 2013 | Easter, Good Friday, Holy Week, Waiting
It’s Saturday . . . but Sunday’s Coming! It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On...
by Bob | Mar 29, 2013 | Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday
What’s So Good About Good Friday? Today is Good Friday. The day Christians memorialize death. Christ’s death. Christ’s crucifixion. What’s so good about that? In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No...
