The second post resurrection saying of Jesus cuts straight to the heart of where many of us live regularly. Check this out: Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the…
Category: Resurrection
The 7 NEXT Sayings of Jesus
Last week we celebrated Easter, and I wanted to follow its observance with a series of posts titled, The 7 NEXT Sayings of Jesus. Many are familiar with the seven last sayings of Jesus uttered on the cross. But I wanted to focus on the first post resurrection comments from Christ because I felt they were…
The Story of Easter
There are a lot of familiar stories. Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The Three Little Pigs. Little Red Riding Hood. Though it may not be embraced or believed, the story of Easter is familiar to most of the world. It has been said that the stone was rolled back, not so Jesus could get out…
What are You Afraid of?
The second post resurrection saying of Jesus cuts straight to the heart of where many of us regularly live. Check this out: Early on Sunday morning,a as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the…
Who are You Looking For?
It’s hard to get a clear read on the disciple’s reaction to the crucifixion. Three times during the last six months of his ministry, Jesus plainly said that he would be delivered up by wicked men who would crucify him, but that on the third day he would rise again. He didn’t make this prediction…
I AM the Resurrection and Life
Each of us has experienced the pain that enters our hearts when someone we love passes from this life. We are too familiar with the experience of mourning: black clothes and black cars; hushed voices speaking in solemn tones; flowers whose brilliant colors are drained as we view them through and endless flow of tears….
iBelieve: On the Third Day…
Today I want to end this series by returning to the beginning. How does John chapter 2 begin? The NLT has, “The next day,” with a footnote. Most other translations render, “On the third day.” So how does the chronology work? The miracle conducted at the wedding in Cana was performed on the third day…
Hope That Sings 2
Yesterday I posted some thoughts on how I handled 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 and how I viewed this concluding section as Paul’s song of hope which was the result of the implications of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In short, Paul didn’t just want his readers to know something…he wanted them to feel somthing as well!…
Hope that Sings!
Do you ever burst out in spontaneous singing? I’m not talking about the obligatory chorus that comes at holiday celebrations or birthday parties. I’m talking about being so filled with joyful hope that you are overpowered by song and it spews out. For the last three weeks I’ve been sharing some of the insights I’ve…
Hope That Sustains 2
So what are the implications of this resurrection body that we are to receive? How does this truth offer hope that sustains us through the most precarious time we will ever face? First, Paul’s teaching on the resurrection body assures us that God’s purposes are not undone by death. As the seed is buried in…
