An unimaginable outcome (Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 24:1-12)
The disciples can barely believe that Jesus is dead, let alone that he has been raised to life once more.
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Immediately following seminary, I had the rare privilege of co-pastoring a church with my best friend. Mercy Street in Houston is a community of people in recovery from one kind of addiction or another, together with many trying to find freedom from the substances and behaviors that continue to hold them in thrall. The community also includes its fair share of people who are not addicts but who are drawn to the authentic vulnerability that is part of the church’s DNA.
