When it comes to the massacres of Middle East Christians, Westerners are as silent as Egypt’s churches this Easter Sunday (By Nicole Foy, The Observer). As Holy Week comes to an end, there have been many reasons for Christians to be confused, concerned, or frustrated over the last year. But this past Holy Week, for the…
(By Jayson Casper, Christianity Today). Attacks at two Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt’s Nile Delta killed more than 40 people and injured more than 100 others during Palm Sunday services—including the one where Pope Tawadros II was worshiping. ISIS claimed responsibility. In February, the Egypt chapter of the Islamist extremists had released a threatening video calling…
By CBN News. Christians celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday kicking off Easter week events around the world.In Jerusalem, thousands of Christian pilgrims retraced the steps of Jesus.Many waved palm branches just as the first followers of Jesus did to celebrate the coming of the Messiah as he entered the holy city, just before his arrest and…
By Andreas Köstenberger and Justin Taylor, with Alexander Stewart Review by Thomas R. Schreiner Andreas Köstenberger, an outstanding biblical scholar from Southeastern Seminary; Justin Taylor, the well-known blogger and publisher at Crossway Books; and Alexander Stewart, a research assistant for Köstenberger; have teamed up to write a book on the last days of Jesus—that is,…
By John Snyder This is an excerpt from the journey for Holy Week that I wrote as a free e-book that you can download for your personal Holy Week journey. You can download this for free by clicking here. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son…
By the Rev. Mary Holder Naegeli Good television and good storytelling involves, among other things, setting up a conflict and working it out to its conclusion. How we tell the gospel story—or more importantly, how the Bible tells the story—builds suspense by illustrating the problem of human rebellion against God, exposing the conflict generated by…