The Need for an Empty Tomb. In short, there are lots of reasons for someone wanting to invent the story that Jesus was buried in a known tomb and that it was discovered empty (whoever would have ...

The discovery of the empty tomb presupposes that there was a tomb in the first place, and that it was known, and of course that it was discovered. But if serious doubt is cast on whether there ...

We live in a dark hour of human history. The COVID-19 pandemic demands we distinguish between that which is essential and that which is not. With that being said, I am reminded that more than ...

The empty tomb is the sign that this is no mere illusion but sure expectation grounded in the fact that it is already accomplished in Christ our Saviour, Representative, and Head.

But Mark’s empty-tomb narrative has already done its work by presenting, or at least hinting at, some major aspects of God’s revealing activity and the fitting human response.

Jenkins on the Empty Tomb. Over at his blog, Dr. Jenkins writes:. Let me pose the problem. From the time of Mark’s gospel, around 70, the empty tomb became central to the Resurrection narrative ...

The stone rolled away from Jesus’ tomb was not just a physical act; it symbolised the removal of fear, despair, and finality. That empty space became the cradle of a new beginning.

The choice is not between enjoying chocolate and reducing global child deaths, says empty tomb, inc.’s Mission Match project. It can be a both/and success story. Americans spend about $30 ...

Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith: that after three agonizing days, Jesus has been raised from the dead. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

“We are letting an empty sanctuary remind us that an empty tomb was the first sign of resurrection,” said the Rev. Elizabeth Goodrich, a Presbyterian minister in Birmingham.