Theological Thursday

JESUS IS THERE

"In the midst of difficult and often unending questions about suffering, Jesus is there in the midst of the storm of doubt, in the tumultuous waves of despair, in the gale-force winds of defeat. He is there with the fearful, and the doubtful and those without faith. He illustrates the assurance of God’s care in the storm. His presence with the disciples in the storm tells us more about who he is—neither removed from suffering, nor always preventing suffering—then why we suffer. “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”  Margaret Manning Shull, Slice of Infinity

MIRACLES

"We don't have to explain miracles; all we have to do is accept them."  Ben Carson, Men's Devotional Bible

THE RESURRECTION

"Welcome to the resurrection. God raised Jesus from the dead, which is great news for you. And, in the face of the world's attack on the resurrection, we continue to boldly confess why Jesus' tomb was empty on Easter Sunday. He rose from the dead.

"Do not be afraid to believe in & confess the resurrection; do not fear if the world thinks you are a big on the loony side. If Christ has not been raised, you have no hope. But Christ has been raised, & He has tied His resurrection to yours in the waters of Holy Baptism. His life is yours."  Roy Askins, The Lutheran Witness, April 2020