We have a tradition at come2go that every year on Good Friday we show the movie “The Passion of the Christ”. Every time I’ve seen the movie, first in the theater and most recently just a few days ago, there’s one scene in particular that deeply moves me. Jesus is carrying His cross through the streets – bloodied & beaten. His Mother Mary finds a way to get close to Him and they get to spend a few moments together. In the midst of Jesus’ pain & Mary’s anguish, they exchange a few words. Right before Jesus gets up, takes His cross and continues his journey to Golgotha, He looks at His mother and says, “See, I make all things new”.

It seems to me that God likes numbers. He likes them so much He even named a whole book after them. In fact, I think He likes certain numbers better than others. I know the Bible says that God doesn’t show favoritism (Romans 2:11), but numbers like 3, 7 & 40 seem to get special attention.  There’s another number we find in Scripture that holds great significance, especially in our current season – the number 8. Click to continue »