Duke Chaplain William Willimon writes," The reason this passage is so tough is that we are modern people who live in flattened, cause-effect world full of data and facts. We simply may not have the intellectual imagination to deal with words and images like those Jesus serves up today." Willimon is on to something. We do live in a flattened 9 to 5 world. Force life into bite sized data, facts, tim...
2. A Time of Transition
Luke 24:36-49
Illustration
Thomas H. Yorty
Many years ago the Standard Oil Company changed its name from ESSO to EXXON. Young people who watch American Pickers will know this. If you're old enough you'll actually remember the public campaign. For months, the famous "put a tiger in your tank" tiger was pictured on a large sign climbing a stepladder to the top of the local gas station's ESSO sign. With a big smile on his face, the tiger hel...
