Preaching Commentary
Death Is Common to All
Shakespeare’s Queen Gertrude of Denmark implores her son Hamlet to move past mourning his deceased father,
Thou know’st ‘tis common,—all that live must die, passing through nature to eternity. (Hamlet 1.2)
Resurrection?...Not So Common
Resurrection is an uninvited guest at the table of our 21st century intellectual celebration. It defies common experience. While certain species may regenerate lost members, such as the Sea cucumber and salamander, a kind of “resurrection of the parts,” the bodily resurrection of the clinically dead, as described by the Gospels, is a far cry from regeneration.
Since the…
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