Tag: sleep
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Timothy Paul Jones posted a link to an interesting article here authored by a Gen Z female Christian, Freya India, entitled “The Commodification Of Christianity.” For a while I thought my generation might be finding God. Now I worry we are just finding content about God . . . Of…
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There is an interesting account in the gospel of Luke 49-56: While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler’s house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more.” But Jesus on hearing this answered him, “Do not fear; only believe, and she will be well.” And when…
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“Sleep” is the euphemism that the New Testament most often uses to describe the death of believers. The early church called their burial grounds koimeteria, a word which means “sleeping places.” The word cemetery is taken from the Greek word koimeteria. In fact, the Bible describes death as “sleep” 54…

