Good Friday (part 2) – 2021.04.02.2

Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, who had not consented to their decision and action; and he was looking for the kingdom of God. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. […]

Good Friday – 2021.04.02

Luke 23:44-49 – https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Luke%2023:44-49&version=ESV It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun’s light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” […]

Maundy (Holy) Thursday – 2021.04.01

When the hour came, he took his place at the table, and the apostles with him. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I tell you, I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then he took a […]

Holy Week – 2021.03.30

Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out […]

Palm Sunday — 2021.03.28

Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully […]

Something to Think About – 2021.03.26

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 I want to set some context. John wrote (or dictated) this letter forty to sixty years after Jesus died on the cross for our sins. It is a missive to believers and […]

Hitchhiker’s bLOG – 2021.03.23

Time in a bottle… The Roman Republic lasted less then 500 years. They thought it would last forever. The Roman Empire lasted for about 500 years. They too thought it would last forever. Note: If you do not know the difference between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, read a book! Hitler believed the […]