by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
These posts are for Christians to reflect and come to know better some of the events that resulted in their salvation. I pray you will reflect on each one as part of the salvation story. Supper is over. No more singing. Prayers have ceased. Now begins the most intense...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
What do you fear the most? Is there something that causes you to tremble and shake with anxiety? We’re probably hard pressed to imagine such a thing, but there was something of this magnitude for Jesus. It is written in Luke 22:41-44… (Jesus) withdrew from...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
The next meditation is special for me as several years ago I was able to visit the Garden of Gethsemane. There is an olive tree there purported to be 2,000 years old. In The Church of All Nations there is a rock that is traditionally believed to be where Jesus prayed....
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
On death row in prison when a man is walking to be executed he is referred to as a “Dead man walking.” Those about to be executed are sometimes given a last meal of their choosing, they are asked if they have any last requests, and are given the chance to...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
There are 15 parts to the traditional Passover meal. After Judas left to betray Jesus, the Passover meal began with Jesus officiating. The remaining Apostles were very familiar with the order and presentation as they had observed it every year of their life. But this...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
Meals are for fellowship, many times only friends are invited. Meals have meaning. The Passover Meal was no exception. There were 13 people at the Passover Meal… Jesus and the twelve Apostles. But one was not a friend. He was an enemy. A thief. A traitor. Who?...
