Most of us have can remember times when we have lost things and had to go looking for them. When you are looking for something, the thing you are looking for determines where you look. If you are looking for sunshine and warm weather, you look south. If you are seeking snow and cold Minnesota…
Christ is risen, He is risen indeed, Alleluia! This study of the first part of John, chapter twenty, focuses on Jesus’ initial resurrection appearances. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his…
Jesus said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly I say to you unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains only a single seed but if it dies it produces many seeds. The man who loves his life will lose it, but the…
John 20:19–23, 26 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” [20] When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his…
The recent disasters involving church buildings around the world have drawn attention to the Christian faith but not for the right reasons. Several weeks ago three historically Black churches in a small area of Louisiana were set on fire. Police have arrested a suspect who they believe is responsible for all three fires. Then the…
I like Bible verses that say a lot in just a few words. 2 Corinthians 5:15 is one of those verses: “And he died for all that those who live, might no longer live for themselves but for him who, for their sakes, died and rose again.” This point of this verse is simple: Jesus…
In honor of this week’s celebration of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, I have compiled a list of my five favorite resurrection appearances. As one scholar points out, if Jesus’ resurrection was something that his disciples made up, they would have scripted the stories better, making themselves appear in a much better light.…
In Acts 10 the Apostle Peter says that when Jesus rose from the dead he was not seen by all the people. He was seen only by people who had been chosen by God as witnesses. The Biblical accounts of the resurrection tell us that the very first witnesses of the resurrection were women. It…
Someone once wisely observed that the phrase life insurance is a bit misleading. He explained that the only thing that life insurance insures is payment of a fixed amount of money at the time of death. Life insurance cannot insure that life will continue for a single moment. The only true life insurance is the…
Mirror Neurons 