Every year I try to watch Mel Gibson’s, The Passion of Christ, on Good Friday, or the Saturday (Silent Saturday), before Easter Sunday. The movie depicts the scourging and crucifixion of Jesus in brutal scenes, and at times, we want to look away, but those graphic images serve to remind us of the horrible ordeal Jesus experienced …
We gather to pray, just a handful of us, at 7 a.m., in a prayer room, at church, during Holy Week. Baptists, being a part of the Protestant faith, aren’t sure what to with Holy Week. We know there’s something special about it, but many aren’t sure if they should acknowledge it, participate in it, …
“Hi, how are you?” I greeted the stranger as I strolled along the walkway. He acknowledged me with only a faint smile. Oops, I had momentarily lapsed into conversing and was reminded that, “Silence is spoken here.” It had been years since I’d spent more than a few hours at a time in visits to …