[Propertalk] Sermon tidbits for 2 Easter - John 20:19-29 - Part 2

[Joe Parrish]

Peter would end up in Rome and Andrew in what is now Russia. James would go to Syria while Matthew would go to Persia and Ethiopia. Others would be sent to the veritable four corners of the earth to continue the story of Easter. Only Thomas remained unenlightened, unchanged, uninspired, with nowhere to go and no story to tell.

[But tradition says Thomas was martyred in India in around 50 AD, Bartholomew was flayed alive in Armenia..., etc.]

http://www.sermonsuite.com/content.php?i=27689&key=0csoEubsabnGzni4

 
Erskine White, 2011
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A young woman on the [Graceland] tour told a story about how she grew up listening to Elvis.  Sadly, she lived through an abusive childhood, but she talked about how she used daydreams of Elvis as an escape.  "He was my safe space," she said, "my little corner of heaven."  Because she believed he lived, she honored him in her heart and that enabled her to find peace in the hardest of places. 
If only we would open our hearts to Jesus in the same way.  When we honor the risen Christ in our hearts, we have our own safe space, our own little corner of heaven in which to rest and to heal.

http://day1.org/1870-trust_jesus_and_elvis

Susan Sparks, 2010
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You've probably heard the phrase “Caesar's breath.” It is science's way         of reminding us that energy never dies or disappears. The molecules of         Caesar's breath, 2,000 years ago, are still in our atmosphere today.         They have scattered around the globe and we are breathing them with         every breath we take. Christ's breath is still alive too. The breath he         breathed into the disciples that day in the upper room – the spirit and         power of God – is still circulating. And it is far more powerful than         Caesar's breath. It's the reminder that God, whose spirit hovered over         the face of the deep at creation, was still making the world through         Christ and is still working on it today.

http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/killinger_4803.htm

John Killinger, 2004
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Sister Wendy Beckett is the cloistered nun whose work as an art historian has led to several books and television programs. One time when a program of hers was about to air, she was interviewed on the radio show "Fresh Air" by interviewer Terry Gross. Gross is a wonderfully articulate woman, a terrific, no-nonsense interviewer most of the time. But when she interviewed Sister Wendy, Gross was weirdly tentative and off her mark. Perhaps it was because Sister Wendy is devoted to absolute silence except when she's talking about art once every bundle of years. At one point in the interview, Gross asked Sister Wendy, "Have you always believed in God?" "Oh, yes!" said Sister Wendy. "You mean, you've never experienced any doubt?" asked Gross, sounding dubious. "No," said Sister Wendy in her small but solid voice. "Why do you think that is?" asked an incredulous Gross. "Well, I'm sure it's because God knew I was too weak for doubt," said Sister Wendy. "I never could have stood it, so God kept it from me."

http://day1.org/518-handwitness_testimony

Catherine Taylor, 2003
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