by Paul Annala | 2 April 2024 | There are two occasions in the Gospels where Jesus wept. The first is in John 11:35, at his friend Lazarus’ tomb. Through our own experiences at funerals, we can relate emotionally to how Jesus might have felt at Lazarus’ tomb. The second – and maybe somewhat less […]
by Loren Seibold, AT Executive Editor He is not here—he has risen, just as he said. I believe that the above words are the most consequential words ever spoken. “He is not here—he has risen” was said of a dead man. A man who was totally, thoroughly dead—whose heart had ceased beating, whose brain cells […]
1 May 2023 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, Can you resolve a discussion a friend and I had this past Easter? She believes Jesus left his body and preached to the dead the Sabbath after His death, before His resurrection on Sunday morning. I have never heard this before. Can you shed some light, please? Signed, […]
By Monte Sahlin, November 20, 2017: In the United States we have this tradition of celebrating a Thanksgiving holiday on the last Thursday in November each year. Other nations have similar celebrations, most of them at other times of the year. The worst thing about this tradition is the idea that we only need […]