Tag: Matthew 27.46

Life after the Resurrection

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Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, ‘Christ is risen,’ but ‘I shall rise.’ ~ Phillips Brooks Jesus has beaten death with his hands pinned to a cross.  This is no arm wrestle.  His victory gives new meaning to […]

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We Call This Friday Good

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The dripping blood our only drink, The bloody flesh our only food: In spite of which we like to think That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood– Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good. ~ T.S. Eliot, From “Easter Coker,” 1943 It is both strange and mysterious that we call this […]

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