"What Jesus Said on the Cross"

This is a very insightful, well-written treatise that examines the sayings of Our Lord during His crucifixtion.

The last paragraph gave me goosebumps (literally):

"Jesus always had a soft spot in his heart for people who wanted to improve their lives. One of the most considerate statements he made while on the cross served to show that second chances are always possible. While speaking with a thief who had been condemned to die beside him, Jesus admires the man's faith in his ministry, despite the fact that he was a criminal responsible for living a sinful life. He encourages the man, as they are both near death, by saying, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)."

http://www.ehow.com/about_4672218_what-did-jesus-say-cross.html

"Jesus as the Rose of Sharon"

Is Jesus the Rose of Sharon talked about in the Old Testament?

This deep-thinking writer certainly seems to think so:

"I feel like God may be trying to tell us that Jesus will go one step further. Instead of Jesus being the one who would 'give' us the flowers as we have in our normal human relationships, Jesus is actually referred to as the flower itself! And with the rose being the most perfect of all flowers, God is telling us that His Son Jesus is the Rose of Sharon rather than just having Him be the One to just give us this rose flower due to His perfect nature and perfect love that He has for all of us."

More of this insightful discussion at the link.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Jesus-as-the-Rose-of-Sharon&id=20007

"What does it mean to pray in Jesus' name?"

What does it really mean? That, if we pray hard enough and 'right' enough, we will get whatever we want? This has evidently been a stumper for many folks -- especially me. Good little article.

http://www.gotquestions.org/pray-Jesus-name.html

"ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME"

This is my favorite hymn ever -- the site includes lyrics and photos of the composers, as well as an inspirational old story about its universal appeal:

"One of the most dra­ma­tic in­stanc­es of [this hymn’s] use was found in the ex­per­i­ence of the Rev. E. P. Scott in In­dia. His friends had urged him not to ven­ture near a cer­tain bar­bar­ous in­land tribe, whom he wished to evan­gel­ize. But he went forth with high cour­age, ne­ver wa­ver­ing in his du­ty, and trust­ing in God to pro­tect him. When at last he reached their coun­try among the hills, he came up­on a com­pa­ny of these sav­ag­es. Im­me­di­ate­ly they sur­round­ed him, point­ing their spears at him with threat­en­ing scowls. He had no­thing in his hand but his vi­o­lin; and so, clos­ing his eyes, he be­gan to play and sing, 'All Hail the Pow­er of Je­sus’ Name.' When at last he opened his eyes he ex­pect­ed to be killed in­stant­ly. But his life had been spared through the sing­ing of the hymn. Their spears had dropped, and they re­ceived him first with cur­i­o­si­ty and in­ter­est, and then lat­er with ea­gern­ess, as he told them the gos­pel sto­ry and won their hearts to the will of Je­sus Christ."

***Be advised the music starts playing as soon as you click the link.***

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/h/ahtpojn.htm

"Famous Feasts in History: The Last Supper of Jesus"

What was on the simple menu at the Last Supper? (Besides the Bread and Wine, of course!) This fellow seems like he might have a pretty good idea.

http://www.trivia-library.com/b/famous-feasts-in-history-the-last-supper-of-jesus.htm

"'Jesus of Nazareth': Sermon on the Mount"

One of my all-time favorite movies is Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth. Here is the 'Sermon on the Mount' scene, with Robert Powell portraying the greatest role anyone might aspire to. Spine tingling. Enjoy! (And I HIGHLY recommend this film to anyone who hasn't yet watched it.)

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/divin/video/x1v063_jesus-of-nazareth-sermon-on-the-mou_shortfilms

"Jesus Was Savior for the Animals, Too"

I never have really pondered it before, but Jesus loved animals, too. He did, by default, save the lives of countless otherwise sacrificial animals with His own Sacrifice. What a gentle, loving King.

http://network.bestfriends.org/Blogs/PostDetail.aspx?g=922d350e41804f64aa372d2805b912c1&bp=3662

"The Life of Jesus"

Here's one of the best concise info pages about the Lord that I've seen yet. Scholarly, yet very readable. I found it most enlightening -- for example, I guess I didn't know that followers of John the Baptist left him (with his hearty blessing, no doubt) to become some of Jesus' 12 disciples. I really need to re-read the New Testament, and I am going to start today!

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/history/jesus.htm