So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them. (John 19:17-18)

Death is a common experience of life. All who lived in the past died. Every one of us now living will die sooner or later. Approximately five thousand Americans die every twenty-four hours. Almost two million deaths occur in our country every year. There are twenty-four thousand funeral homes to take care of the arrangements.

On Good Friday we often forget that there were three crosses on Calvary, a criminal on each side of Jesus. These two men died just as much as Jesus died. Jesus could not have been any more dead than they were. Why then do…