Tag: Palm Sunday
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Another Reflection on the Triumph of Palm Sunday
by Lonnie Orfitelli, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 2, 2026) — The following was prompted by the excellent blog entry of Dennis Gladden published on April 1, 2026. The week before the crucifixion, we are given a picture of what is traditionally called the “triumphant entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem. This expression of the crowd indicated just…
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The Triumph of Palm Sunday Isn’t What You Think
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 1, 2026) — We began Passion Week on Palm Sunday by celebrating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Don’t confuse triumph with treachery. Yes, the crowd was ready to crown Jesus as king. They waved palm branches over his head and carpeted the road beneath his feet with their…
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Why Holy Week
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Apr. 15, 2022) — As a toddler, my mother taught me to pray, “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray thee, Lord, my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake …” And they wondered why I wouldn’t go to sleep. Fast forward seventy years (2018) to my…
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Palm Sunday
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Apr. 12, 2021) — Sunday was Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. On the day foretold by the prophet Daniel (9) centuries earlier, and as described by Isaiah 62 and Zechariah 9, Jesus presented himself to Jerusalem as the “Anointed Prince,” the Messiah, riding on a donkey and cleansing…
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Passover and Holy Week
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Mar. 25, 2021) — Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. It coincides this year with the Passover for our Jewish friends. Christians celebrate a spiritual deliverance; Jews a national deliverance. Both are based on historical events. Passover starts Saturday at sundown. It commemorates the night that God…
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Letter to the Editor: Americans Should Not Celebrate “Cinco de Mayo” pb
“EMBRACE THE AMERICA WE KNOW” by Thomas Pastore, Vietnam Veteran, ©2014 (Mar. 24, 2014) — To my Fellow American and Citizen…Please Honor this request and also Pass this on to both Family and Friend!! Subject matter: This is a RespectfulRequest for your Non-participation,….Non recognition, and Non promotion of the day (commonly) known as “cinco-de-mayo.” This…