by The Skeptical Believer | Mar 28, 2013 | Apologetics, Resurrection
What’s so Good about Good Friday? There are those out there who believe Jesus’ crucifixion was in fact the crushing, final defeat it appeared to be. “My god, my god, why have you forsaken me?” (Eli eli lema sabachtani?)Matthew 27:46 Evidence, they say,...
by The Skeptical Believer | May 22, 2011 | Apologetics, Resurrection
Just a few thoughts I wanted to tack on to the end of my Easter series, Resurrected! What’s Your Faith In? You’ve all heard Jesus’ saying about having the faith of a mustard seed: I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to...
by The Skeptical Believer | Apr 24, 2011 | Apologetics, Resurrection
When they were pounding on the door of the upper room that Sunday morning with their incredulous news, do you think the women had any idea the import of what they had just witnessed? On that morning a new era of history was born, and our Western calendar would...
by The Skeptical Believer | Apr 23, 2011 | Apologetics, Resurrection
Abandoned.Abandoned by your Master. Abandoned by your God.Even in the face of betrayal by Yahweh himself, Jesus still finds a way to entrust the care of his soul to him. Still calls him Father. Still believes. And then he’s gone. His body utterly broken and...
by The Skeptical Believer | Apr 22, 2011 | Apologetics, Resurrection
Imagine this scene: You’re one of Jesus twelve disciples. You rode into Jerusalem earlier in the week for Passover, and you’ve been expecting big things. After years of playing around at the fringes, this was the week when he was finally going to do something...
by The Skeptical Believer | Apr 21, 2011 | Apologetics, Resurrection
I hope you’ll find time to visit my site on Friday, Saturday, and Easter Sunday. I’ve written some pieces that will help take you through each day of that weekend from a special perspective. It may be a powerful new way of thinking about Easter weekend for you. But...
