Blog: January 2015

In Luke 7:11-17 a young man has died, his mother’s a widow, and the townspeople of Nain are marching to the graveyard. But Jesus intercepts the sorrowful procession, unleashing his compassion-fueled power to bring the dead man back to life: it’s a miracle! But remember, that young man has to die again. And all the people Jesus heals get sick again and eventually die. This life is still this life—and heaven’s still heaven, and we’re not there yet. Jesus did not raise the young man from Nain to minimize the hope of future resurrection (and ...