Holy Week I love this time of year. Spring has rolled in. Trees are greening. The smell of growth and bloom is in the air. And, I love the week we call “Holy Week.” The celebration of Resurrection is the greatest event on the calendar – for believers and followers of Christ it is the… [Read More]
Malchus
a malchus moment
Something happens to me every single year during Holy Week. I become quiet, pensive, and reflective. I read those last chapters of The Gospels. I ponder and pray John 17. And, without fail, I remember Malchus. You know the one hot-headed Peter sliced his ear off in the Garden. He was a soldier in the… [Read More]
resurrection season
This weekend the Christian world celebrates Palm Sonday. Ron Drake, our Pastor, has always referred to it as Lamb Selection Day. This is the day God instructed Moses to tell the people of Israel to choose a lamb, an unblemished lamb, for their Passover meal, which would be five days later. You can read the Biblical… [Read More]