Above painting: The Death of Socrates, 1787, Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) ************************ All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail—perhaps some divine word. –Socrates —————– This thought is […]
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(…continued) The movie Risen has recently been released on DVD. Risen, as in, ‘Jesus Christ, risen from the dead.’ Most of the recent movies based on Bible stories have not been all that good, but this one is tremendous. It tells a great story, and it contains a powerful, true message, and you
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I Peter 3:15 says, “In your hearts revere Christ as Lord; and always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” My hope is in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, and the reason for that hope is because
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Above: The Resurrection of the Widow’s Son at Nain, James Tissot (1836-1902) **************************** It is interesting see what Jesus does when he is around death. We will consider three accounts from the Gospels. To more fully comprehend the message of these old familiar stories, we’ll try to imagine what it would be like
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Sometimes people approach me and say, “I really struggle with this aspect of Christian teaching. I like this part of Christian belief, but I don’t think I can accept that part.” I usually respond: “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the
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By Eric Metaxas at: http://www.breakpoint.org (February 19, 2016) ———————————– “Ben Hur,” “The Robe,” “The Ten Commandments,” “Quo Vadis?”—who can forget the golden age of biblical films? But that was the 1950s, and this is 2016. Biblically based movies these days often comes across as, well, less than inspired. Writers and directors
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Painting above: The Empty Tomb, Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942) ————————– ALLELUIA! CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN, INDEED! ALLELUIA! ———————- Christians all over the world begin their Easter worship services with those words. Alleluia, also spelled Hallelujah, is a Biblical word of praise that has become very well known in recent years because of a
(…continued) Nothing can transform our whole way of thinking about everything more than the resurrection of Jesus, where death was turned into life. Death, that inevitable and final obliteration, was transformed from the end of everything into a new beginning. “Set your hearts on things above,” says Paul, and then, “When Christ, who
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German POW in Russia, 1945 —————————— It was 1945 in Moscow. World War II was finally over, and the German prisoners of war had just been released. Russian soldiers were marching them through the streets to the Moscow train station. There they would be loaded into box cars and taken back to Germany.
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Painting above: The Raising of Lazarus, Rembrandt, approx. 1630 ************************ From my sermon at the funeral of my mother-in-law, November 5, 2010. The sermon text is John 11:1-44. John chapter 11 begins with these words, “Now a man named Lazarus was sick.” JoAnn’s family in this past year has seen plenty of what
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