Luke 24: 13-35 Two brothers grew up in the country. One day one of them announced he was going to the big city to seek his fortune. The other one said he’d stay home, look after the farm and their parents. The brother in the city became a salesman, had great success, and eventually became…
Category: Season of Easter
If You Just Tell Me
John 20: 19-31 Thomas might have said, “If you just tell me he was here, that’s NOT enough for me. I need to touch him.” For Thomas, he needed to put his fingers in the holes and his hand in the hole made by the spear. Seeing Jesus wasn’t enough either. He evidently was so…
The Works Testify
John 10: 22-30 A plumber sent an email to a research bureau pointing out that he had used hydrochloric acid to clean out sewer pipes and inquired, “Is there any possible harm?” The first replay was as follows: “the efficacy of hydrochloric acid is indisputable, but the corrosive residue is incompatible with metallic permanence.” The…
The Minimums
John 21: 1-19 The preacher said to Nigel, “I didn’t see you in church last Sunday, Nigel. I hear you were out playing softball instead.” Nigel responded, “That’s not true, preacher. And I’ve got the fish to prove it.” As Edna and her husband were preparing for a fishing trip, she noticed her husband looking…
Death Ends Nothing
John 20: 19-31 A small child was sitting in her mother’s lap. They were looking at a magazine together. When they came across an artist’s depiction of Jesus, her mother asked, “Do you know who that is?” “Yes,” the young child said matter-of-factly, “He goes to our church.” Wouldn’t you think the mother would be…
Psalm 102 in The Message 