DEATH WORKING BACKWARDS
Easter is the story of Death working backwards. With the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God began to undo the comprehensive damages of sin, restoring his Creation to its original…
GOOD FOR US, BAD FOR GOD
Good Friday is when we remember the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ at Calvary, when he offered his life in order that we might be reconciled to God. You’ve seen…
DEATH AND THE DIVINE
In the Bible, “Death” means separation, not cessation. Did you catch that? The biblical writers didn’t believe your life “ended”—neither your consciousness, nor your existence—but that through death you were…
God and Gardens
I once heard a funny story about a man and his mother-in-law taking a tour of the Holy Land. While they were there, sadly, the mother-in-law died. The man called…
Christ became the garbage heap for all our garbage
The accounts of Jesus life are not mythological, though they are mystical; they are not fabricated, though they have been woven into Time and have reworked history around them; they…
Why did they kill Christ?
Christ made people angry. For example, Christ challenged the political assumptions of the Romans – referring to himself in lofty terms strictly reserved for Tiberius Caesar: Divine, Lord God from…
Isn’t it sad that no one knows what an Easter egg is?
The earliest Christians in Egypt used to give ostrich eggs to one another as a reminder to keep their eyes on what truly mattered. Ostriches are the antithesis of elephants,…
Ever wonder why Easter sucks as a holiday?
Ever wonder why Easter sucks as a holiday? Thanksgiving is great – food, backyard football, food, naps, the family you like, etc. Halloween is superb – dressing up, candy, scaring…
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