Emphasis Preaching Journal
I have been taken totally...
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I have been taken totally by surprise several times in my life: when she announced she was pregnant 10 months after our second child was born; a well-kept secret fortieth birthday party for me; when my mother called to tell me my father had a stroke ... Not all surprises are good ones. People appeared at the empty tomb of Jesus and were surprised and reacted in disbelief. But the Risen Christ dispels our doubts and disbelief.