Tag: Death
Several years ago, an 80 something year old man walked into one of our classrooms. We often have older "students" sit in on our classes, members of various churches who want to continue growing in their knowledge of the Bible and the world. But it quickly became clear that...
In John 11, Lazarus dies. It's a story so common that no day in the history of the (post-Edenic) world has passed without this headline. Death is tragic, heart-wrenching, unbearable—but also entirely ordinary.
And yet there is something odd about the death story of John 11. Jesus, who had been...
The other day I was startled by this verse: “And they laughed at him” (Matthew 9:24b). One helpful tool for studying the Bible well is to be on the lookout for emotional language. Like noticing when Jesus wept (John 11:35) or when Paul pleads rather than simply asking (Rom....
The devil is a terrifying adversary. Though the world of fiction has given us some odious villains—think of the ones that make your skin crawl, like Sauron or Voldemort—these are but shadows of the true villain. Satan truly embodies everything that opposes God, goodness, and life. He is hell-bent...
Yesterday we were horrified to learn about another tragedy, this time in Boston—explosions, fear, injuries, and deaths.
When things like this happen, we ask ourselves questions that we already know the answers to. Why? (Because the world is fallen.) When will we stop doing this to each other? (When the...
If you went outside last night, or went anywhere in the past month, you noticed that things tend to get creepy around Halloween. Our stores fill up with skeletons, ghosts, mummies, and zombies. New horror films are released and old ones are resurrected. What do we make of this...
The purpose statement for Eternity Bible College is to "train students to live and die well.” Until last Friday, August 24, we had only known the first part of that statement. Dave Denney, a student since 2006, entered into the presence of the Lord that morning and truly exemplified...