Tag Archives: Why is it called Good Friday

Is the Cross Your Foundation?

Posted on November 30, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was recently in a meeting and I noticed that the base of the table in front of me was a cross. As I thought about this, I began to think about how the cross is the foundation of the … Continue reading →

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Jesus died to make it possible for Enemies of God to become his Friends

Posted on April 14, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was reading the part of the Easter story where Peter cuts off the ear of the High Priest’s slave. Usually this is a part of the account that gets missed out but as I thought about it, I began to … Continue reading →

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Advent 21: The One about Strange Gifts

Posted on December 21, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

They were the strangest set of gifts that Mary had ever seen! Some important looking people had turned up at her house and they were really offering her son gold, some incense (she had only ever seen it used in the … Continue reading →

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Jesus died on the cross, so why do we call it Good Friday?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, today we remember that a man was beaten, tortured, nailed to a cross and left to hang there until he died. So why on earth do we call it Good Friday? Shouldn’t it be called ‘Bad Friday’ or ‘Sad Friday’? … Continue reading →

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