By Kelly Carr I am very thankful for Jesus dying on the cross. I remember his death each week when I take the Lord’s Supper. I contemplate all my sins that his blood has removed. But I don’t regularly contemplate how Jesus’ resurrection is also powerful in my life. I know that his resurrection was […]
By Naomi Cassata Nothing better expresses the obliviousness of Jesus’ followers concerning his resurrection than the statement, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). The women were seeking out a dead man. Jesus was supposed to be exactly where they had laid him—in a cold, dark, and lifeless tomb. They […]
By David Faust God led his people on an extended camping trip through the wilderness for 40 years. Water was scarce. Food was available but predictable. Tempers were edgy. Morning after morning, God provided a unique nutritional supplement: thin white flakes that looked like frost on the ground. When baked or boiled, the flakes tasted like […]
By Doug Redford This year opening day of the baseball season is tomorrow, Monday, April 6. Opening day is always a major event in Cincinnati, where I live, in part because the Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team, dating back to 1869. In the year 2012 opening day became designated by the local […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. On a scale of 1 (total skeptic) to 5 (believe everything without question), where would you rate yourself? Why? Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 20-22. 2. The Greeks in Corinth did not believe in the resurrection of the dead, and this skepticism had crept into the church there. Why was (and is) […]
