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Tag: resurrection
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…
Christ Our King
Revelation 1: 4-8 The minister of a rural church in the Ozarks suggested to his parishioners that they purchase a chandelier. It was put to a vote, and all members voted it down. “Why do you oppose the purchase of a chandelier?” asked the preacher. “Well,” said one of the members, “first, we can’t spell…
Collision
Our daughter had an automobile accident recently. It’s always frightening to get the phone call from your child that begins with “I’ve had an accident.” She wasn’t hurt. This is familiar territory for this family. We’ve lost cars through collisions before. I read from Luke 7 earlier this week. The gospel lesson in the Daily…
Psalm 102 in The Message 