By Donald S. Tingle I wasn’t there 2,000 years ago when Jesus’ followers claimed he rose from the dead. What should I make of the story? At first glance it seems preposterous—even impossible—that someone could rise from the dead, never to die again. And yet followers of Christ throughout the world claim that is […]
By H. Lynn Gardner Our 34-year-old son died in a truck accident in 1999. Four months later, tests revealed I had a terminal lung disease. A few years later my wife learned she had breast cancer. Such events test one’s faith and hope. Facing death makes one think seriously about the meaning of life […]
By Victor Knowles The Mayans were wrong, dead wrong. I’m writing this article three days before December 21, 2012, the day the world is supposed to come to an end—according to the Mayan calendar. To be sure, the world as we know it will come to a fiery end some day (2 Peter 3:10). […]
By Bob Stacy Have you ever wondered about the last night Jesus spent with his disciples before he was crucified? He spent nearly three years with them night and day. He walked with them on the dusty roads of the countryside. He preached to the multitudes as his disciples stood aside and listened, too. […]
By T.R. Robertson They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ”Sit here while I pray.” He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. ”Stay here and keep […]
