by Bob | Apr 5, 2007 | Crucifixion, Easter, Good Friday, Jesus, Resurrection
What’s So Good about Good Friday?Good Friday. The day Christians memorialize death. God’s death. Christ’s crucifixion.What’s so good about that?In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No services. Nothing.I...
by Bob | Apr 3, 2007 | Beyond the Suffering, Death and Dying, Easter, Resurrection
In a Coffin in EgyptConsider the contrast between the first five and the last five words of Genesis. “In the beginning God created” (Genesis 1:1a). “In a coffin in Egypt” (Genesis 50:26b). Life east of Eden and this side of Heaven is guaranteed to be replete with...
