Christmas/Easter Palm Sunday to Good Friday: the Crowds D Fevig, March 25, 2024April 24, 2024 We hear it all the time. Here’s how the story goes: The same crowd who welcomed Jesus into the city on Palm Sunday with palm fronds and expressions of worship, turned on him at his trial only five days later on Good Friday”. This shows how fickle human nature is…. Continue Reading
Christmas/Easter The Death of Jesus – Why Crucifixion? D Fevig, March 25, 2024April 24, 2024 Many ancient cultures practiced crucifixion, and some modern ones, including Japan, as recently as the 1800s. There were reports of the Islamic State (ISIS) practicing it even in the last 10-15 years. The Romans adopted crucifixion from the Carthaginians in North Africa during the Punic wars of the 200s BC…. Continue Reading