If One should return from the dead . . .
Luke 16, the “Parable” of the Rich Man and LazarusMoses and the Prophets speak of Christ. If you don’t believe those words, why would you believe the actual resurrection?
Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)
The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
Gospel: Luke 20: 27-40 (Pentecost 22: Series C)
If the resurrection were just a repetition of this world, then it would be ridiculous, indeed. But the resurrection is different. It is a world without death.
Will There Be Animals in Heaven?
As our first parents had a bond with the animals, as Noah had animals with him in the reboot of creation after the flood, so after this old creation comes to an end, we will enjoy a new creation that includes animals.
The Lord's Table Will Not Be Empty
Stop and be enveloped by the unending grace of Christ and his beautiful teachings that touch every corner of life.