Trevor is looking to expand his online ministry by seeking an additional venue for voice chat. We'll share the details as soon as decisions are made.

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Is there really life after death?
Mark Sibley Jones

To believe that Christ was crucified and buried requires of me a certain kind of faith. With various forms of historical evidence, it is a pretty sure bet that Jesus was a real person who was executed by the Romans.

But, what about a belief in the resurrection? There the historical evidence wanes, except for the record in the holy writings passed down through the ages of the Christian movement.

I've never been one with much energy to debate doctrine, or the truth of religion versus science and history. Besides, one of my ancestors, William Jennings Bryan, made a historically-recorded fool of himself doing such in the Scopes Monkey Trial. So, just in case I'm endowed with some of the silver-tongued orator's DNA and bent towards the foolish, I stay out of those kind of discussions.

But, what I can say with certainty is that there have been numerous experiences in my life where new beginnings have arisen from the ashes of lost hopes. Some say that when life closes the door, God opens a window. I'm not sure what to call it, but it certainly seems consistent with the character of a resurrecting God.

Not that God can be put in a test tube. God doesn't seem to cater to those who seek amusement by asking for miracles of astonishment when grief has not fully visited upon them the darkness of despair. Most characteristic of my many mini-resurrection experiences is the startled surprise that came with them.