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Dives and Lazarus
Click for source This story is often studied to discover the “what” of judgement. Yet it seems most in keeping with the context and content to read it as a parable. And, though we will learn much...
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What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Click for source To Peter it seemed that “the things of God” should involve glory and fame (see yesterday’s post). He therefore shunned the way of the cross. But Jesus insisted – it’s the things of...
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I am the light of the world
Click for source Jesus is both the brightness of the Father’s glory (Hebrews 1:3) and the light of the world (John 8:12). Let’s think about that for a minute. The Father radiates. His nature is...
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Jesus wept
Click for source How do you handle death? Broadly speaking, people either deny it or they befriend it. Denial is the majority option. “Life is for the living” we say and we put death out of our minds....
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Hail, King of the Jews!
Click for source When you think of a martyr’s death, you might picture dignified suffering, noble sacrifice, perhaps a reluctantly admiring crowd, some final, well chosen words of grace and wisdom. We...
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Gave up the ghost
Click for source – An old car that breaks down for the last time. – A sports team that knows it can’t win. – A business that finally calls it quits. In all these situations we’d say they “gave up...
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It is finished
Click for source “To die is not a problem when a man has accomplished his historic mission.” Unfortunately for Leon Trotsky, an icepick cut short his mission to rule Russia. His death represented a...
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He is not here, he is risen
Click for sourceWoody Allen is famously fearful of death (of course he maintains he’s not afraid, he just doesn’t want to be there when it happens). He was once asked, ‘Aren’t you pleased to know...
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The wages of sin is death
Click for source Driving across my wife’s home town of Belfast, it’s difficult not to come across this verse emblazoned on some billboard or other: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God...
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O death where is thy sting
Click for source When Monty Python’s Life of Brian came out 30 years ago it caused a tremendous stir. Now there are definitely reasons to object to the film. But we should not object simply because...
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