Living a Life Worth Living – Writings by Robin McKinley
Our scripture text for today is part of the Easter story. Pontius Pilate needed to make the toughest decision of his life. He was caught between the advice of his wife, the chants of the crowd, and his political career. What has been a life changing decision for you? He took Jesus back into the … Read more
Friday afternoon was when Jesus died. It was important to the Jewish leaders that He die quickly and be taken off of the cross before sundown. Because that was when the Sabbath started. A man named Joseph revealed his commitment to Jesus as he asked for His body to put in his grave. Therefore, during … Read more
What Jesus accomplished on the day when He died on the cross was for all eternity. There were however some immediate results on this most difficult day of Holy Week. The lives of at least 3 people that we know of were impacted during the events of the day. The first was Simon who was … Read more
Thursday of Holy Week is more commonly known as Maundy Thursday. This was the day when the events leading toward Jesus’ death were put into action. Judas had already made a deal with the Jewish leaders to betray Jesus. He would complete that deal later that evening. When they left Bethany, Jesus sent Peter and … Read more
The Bible doesn’t say what the Lord did on the Wednesday of Holy Week. Scholars speculate that after two exhausting days in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples spent this day resting in Bethany. The religious leaders are even more determined to do something about Jesus. In Mark 14:1 it says; It was now two days … Read more
On this Tuesday of Holy Week, we will continue in Luke as we move to chapter 20. The religious leaders challenged Jesus by putting him to the test. Literally. They raised several theological debates with him and questioned both his teaching and his God-given authority. In verse 2 it says they demanded, “By what authority … Read more
This is what is declared as Holy Week. So this week we will look at the scriptures that pertain to the actions of Jesus leading up to His death and resurrection. Jesus gained much popularity prior to going into Jerusalem. It happened when He raised Lazarus from the dead. Read about it in this related … Read more