Ascent to the Throne

by Denny Burk The strangest thing about the Christian faith is not our views on sexuality or politics. Those things are not even our most controversial of claims. The strangest thing about us is what the apostle Paul explains in…

By JP McCammon, Cedarmore Hospitality Manager   Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.  So…

By Roger Palmer, Youth Ministry Consultant   62 Now on the next day, the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered together with Pilate, 63 and said, “Sir, we remember that when He was still alive that deceiver…

By Seth York, Associate Director of Cedarmore   And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place…

By Trey Brunson, Director of Development LUKE 22:7-38 “7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9 They said…

By Renee Hoskins, Event Planner The Day of Rest John 12:36 tells us that Jesus withdrew and hid himself from the crowds. We can infer that this happened on a Tuesday, but the narrative doesn’t pick back up until Thursday….

By Randall Breland, Director of Communications   Winston Churchill was elected the Prime Minister of England on May 10, 1940. By this point, the government under Chamberlain had allowed Germany to arm itself for war, grant Hitler absolute power as…

By Dan Talcott, Director of Business Management The King Cleanses the Temple MATTHEW 21:12-17 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the…

Ascent to the Throne April is here, the spring showers have arrived, and Easter is a week away. We want to prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. At Crossings, we are doing that by posting a meditation…