Tag: Easter

The Most Shockingly Significant Week in History

Posted on by Patricia Souder

Holy Week     Commonly known as Holy Week, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter offers us an opportunity to reflect on the unbelievable twists and turns that changed the “Hosannas!” of Palm Sunday into cries of “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” in less than a week.

How could public opinion reverse so rapidly? Who was behind it? Why? Could it have been stopped?

Twenty centuries later, the questions remain. The story still shocks us. Or, at least it should.

But what if you had been there? What if you had been with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane the night he was arrested? What if you had witnessed the treachery and illegal collusion that condemned him to death? What if you had watched as he was nailed to the cross?

What would you have felt? What would you have done?

The questions stretch through the centuries, not only because of the shocking insanity of condemning an innocent man to death, but also because of the divine significance being played out behind the events.

Romans 5:8, 9 shows us God’s ultimate purpose in allowing Jesus to be crucified for us: “God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s judgment” NLT.

That, too, is shocking, but in a marvelous, life-transforming way. AlphaStarDrama offers monologues and two-voice dramas that bring Bible characters to life. Use our Free For Easter special to choose a script to minister to your church, small group, or youth group. It could have eternal results!

The Greatest Drama Ever Lived

Posted on by Patricia Souder

Drama. It entertains and energizes, informs and inspires, challenges and changes us.

So how do we feel about drama in real life? Do we welcome it or run from it?

Shakespeare wrote:

“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players . . .” (As You Like It, Jacques, Act II, Scene VII).

Shakespeare plunks us all on the stage of life. No choice. Just seven stages of life that begin and end with dependency. Although artistic, his depiction leaves us with a sense of futility.

To be sure, life hands us many surprises. But is this all there is to life? Or is there a meta-drama that transcends and orchestrates the drama of life in which we’re involved? And if there’s a meta-drama, who’s writing the script and directing the production?

Think creation. Insubordination. Incarnation. Crucifixion. Resurrection. Redemption. Eternity.

Then think God.

Who but God would not only craft a master script but also direct, produce, and play the lead role in the incredible drama of redemption?

Drama is often used to portray the events leading up to Easter. And no wonder: The week between Palm Sunday and Easter is filled with drama. Characters with diverse motives and agendas enter and exit, spinning plot reversals that nail Jesus, an innocent man, to the cross. All seems lost.

To be sure, all would be lost except for the meta-drama of redemption that’s going on behind the scenes. It’s the greatest drama ever lived! And it’s the marvelous meta-drama that’s so needed in our world today.

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