Category Archives: Holidays or Holy Days

The Song of the Sea has long been a part of both Jewish and Christian liturgy. In both traditions it is associated with the Pashcal season, since the rescue at the Red Sea is traditionally believed to have taken place … Continue reading →

Tonight at sundown is the end of the daytime portion of Passover and the beginning of the First Day of Unleavened Bread.  During the Creation Week of Genesis 1, we see that the days started at sundown and ended sundown … Continue reading →

This is the time of year for self-examination, and I have lined up the remainder of the series on “Does God Keep the Ten Commandments?”  I barely made it before Passover on this one, but the timing really does work … Continue reading →

Do Christians really understand what is behind the celebrations of Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter?  Do they know the history of these holidays, or do they simply assume that the Bible authorizes them somewhere? Why do people do what they … Continue reading →

There are problems with various holidays that have been passed down through time that have supposedly Christian origins.  Valentine’s Day is no exception to this.  It actually pre-dates Christianity, as this History Channel special shows. At any rate, I’ve often … Continue reading →

I have no plans to write about any holidays this year, although I might post pointers to previous articles if I have time to clean up the links first.  I want to concentrate on some things more of interest and … Continue reading →

Sorry about the title, but it’s hard to resist. From The Shining Light Blog article “UCG Doctrinal Paper: The Last Great Day, Aug 2002”: When they get to the point of asking “which last day?” is being discussed; remember that … Continue reading →

Ancient Israel had two harvest seasons, which is something that many of us in the rest of the world are not accustomed to thinking about.  That’s why you see so many harvest analogies in Scripture.  It also ties in with … Continue reading →