This Easter, let us not forget that it is not about fluffy bunnies and chocolate eggs, but about what Jesus did for us. Happy Easter, dear readers Well, I have been wondering what to fold this Easter and decided to redo Jared Needle’s origami cross. It is a beautiful origami to fold and the more I have folded this cross, the more I enjoy it! There are quite a few sinks, both open and closed [Continued..]
With Palm Sunday tomorrow, these crosses made from palm leaves should come in handy, I hope So here is a quick tutorial to make a palm cross, in 10 simple steps.. Let’s start. All we need is half a palm leaf, removed from the central vein and a pair of scissors. The tutorial will result in a cross that is about 6 inches in height. 1. Measure and cut the palm leaf to 20 inches. [Continued..]
Hallelujah! The Lord is risen!! Happy Easter everyone Though Christmas may the most celebrated festival, Easter is the most important day of the year for a Christian. This is a day to celebrate and rejoice in Christ’s resurrection and His victory over death. The Hymn ‘Jesus Christ is Risen Today, Alleluia!’ is one of the most beautiful hymn sung during the Easter service, that tells the story of the cross. Jesus Christ is risen today, [Continued..]
Today is Good Friday, the day when Christ’s crucifixion and death on the cross is remembered by Christians world over. So why did Jesus Christ have to die on the cross? And rise again on the third day? Our God is a holy God. But we humans are born sinners and God’s holiness demands that sin be punished. As Romans 6:23 says, ‘The wages of sin is death’. This death means spiritual death, a death [Continued..]
According to the Scriptures, Palm Sunday represents the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. People lined up on either side of Jesus and shouted ‘Hosanna’ and placed their robes and palm leaves on the road, in front of Jesus. And every Palm Sunday, it is a tradition in our church to go on a procession around our church block waving palm leaves and singing hymns. As kids, as soon as we got [Continued..]