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,...
“You cannot serve two masters at the same time. You will hate one master and love the other. Or you will be loyal to one and not care about the other. You cannot serve God and Money at the same time.” The Pharisees were listening to all these things. They criticized Jesus because they all loved money. Jesus said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. What people think is important is worth nothing to God. - Luke 16:13-15 30 lost lives is 30 lost lives. It doesn't matter much if it is 30 out of a 100 or out of 300,000. 30 people will no longer be able to hug their loved ones anymore. For the past days, on average I think, at least 30 people die daily because of our drive to learn to live with the milder Omicron variant of Covid-19. The Australian government and other first world governments have recently decided that we must not do lockdowns anymore b...