by Andy Steen | Oct 31, 2019 | Crucifixion, Daily Life, Gospel, Gratitude, Remembrance
I’ve been plowing through the Gospel of John for my morning devotions lately. I don’t mean plowing in the sense that I was carefully working through the text; I’m afraid I’ve been going through it on autopilot because it’s so familiar. Coming up to chapter 19,...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Apr 19, 2019 | Blog, Crucifixion, Easter Events, Gospel, Life and Death
*This series of posts walks through the Holy Week timeline, day by day, as told in the Gospel of Mark. You can view Sunday’s post here, Monday here, Tuesday here, Wednesday here, and Thursday here. Mark 14:53-15:47 Snippet: And Jesus uttered a loud cry and...
by Aaron Syvertsen | Apr 15, 2017 | Blog, Crucifixion
Every year at the start of Holy Week, I find myself silently uttering the same question: how in the world did Jesus go from being seen as a coming King who should rule and reign to a hardened criminal who should suffer and die in just 4 days? How does that work? How...
