But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. 12 However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then, he went home again, wondering what had happened.Well, that was the outcome that was to be expected. This story is sometimes hard to believe, mainly until Jesus shows up to confirm the narrative in our liv...  Read More

So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary, the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. You can imagine the scene: these women running back to the group gathered during the worst hours of the burdensome Sabbath. They can barely contain themselves as they run aro...  Read More

. . .that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” 8 Then they remembered that he had said this.These are the words that Jesus said to his disciples and those following him. He would be betrayed, crucified, and raised again on the third day; as the men spoke these words, the women immediately remembered them, and...  Read More

The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee,As we well remember, people are afraid whenever a messenger from God shows up on the scene. The women this day were no different. Some would say that the word “terri...  Read More

So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus.4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes.To continue the illustration from yesterday a bit. Have you ever walked into your home and felt that things have been moved around? My wife is fantastic at setting up our home in a way that works wonderfully with our furniture. However, there ...  Read More

But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.“If one refuses to believe in the possibility of miraculous occurrences altogether, the resurrection will seem an absurdity. But large numbers of ‘modern, scientific’ people recognize that science itself is merely descriptive rather th...  Read More