Palm Sunday 2026: When the King of Peace Meets Global Conflict Every Palm Sunday, we, as Christians, reenact one of the most powerful and provocative scenes in history. We wave branches and sing hosannas, commemorating Jesus's dramatic, prophetic entry into Jerusalem. But in this Holy Week of 2026, the contrast between the scene we celebrate and the reality we inhabit is stark, almost jarring. The world we see today is defined not by the "King of Peace," but by the complex machinations of global conflict. Tensions remain high across the Middle East, with new lockdowns near holy sites making headlines this week. Geopolitical proxy wars dominate the news cycle. The "rumors of wars" that Jesus spoke about (Matthew 24:6) seem louder than the hosannas. How do we, as people of faith, square our celebration of Jesus’s peacemaking mission with a world that seems perpetually on the brink of violence? The Two Entries: A Political Paradox To truly understand Palm Sunday,...
In this very short review video by Durbania, I am reminded of my shortcomings where I felt disappointed that God didn't seem to be listening and answering my prayer. So I am not really surprised that whenever I remember this scene in its entirety, my eyes become teary almost everytime. Jesse has been a cripple since he was a young boy. He has a brother whom he dearly loved but left him to join the Zealots movement. Feeling abandoned and wanting to walk again, he goes to this pool in Bathezda where people believe that has healing powers if you can get there in time when it starts to bubble. Jesus one day came to the pool and approached him and asked him, "Do you want to be healed?". At this point and for so many years, he was so fixated to just getting first to the pool, that he asked Jesus instead, "Will you take me to the pool?" And Jesus' answer was a heartbreaking no. Jesus wasn't doing this to be cruel but just to point out to Jesse that t...