Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended…
By Katie Heid The space suspended between that first Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday must have been a torturous waiting game. Scripture provides us with the details of the before and after, but not much is said about that in-between…
Good Friday is a solemn day ~ or should be in proper reflection. Before Jesus made His way to the cross, He had a battle to overcome in the Garden of Gethsemane. This is where Jesus had an intense spiritual…
Hello and welcome back to my explorations into a part of traditions of faith I’ve not looked into before, coming from a non-liturgical background. (Please see part 1) So, here’s my next confession, following those in the first part of…
I had the blessing of growing up “in church”. We attended church every Sunday, faithfully. While growing up I found this to be a mixed blessing and as an adult, it took me a while to have a proper appreciation…