The Nothing Blog

Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha (John 11:19) is the man who was dead for four days in a dark tomb before Jesus brought him back to life. He was buried in a cave with a huge stone rolled in front of the entrance. Think about this, Lazarus wasn't dead for just one minute -- where today people in hospitals have been revived with machines after being pronounced dead for a minute or two. No, Lazarus wasn't dead for one hour, or even one day. He was dead for four days! Jesus went to his gravesite and told Lazarus' grieving family and friends to  "Take away the stone." (John 11:39).  Then " Jesus called in a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out!' The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, 'Take off the grave clothes and let him go."'  (John 11:43-44). Wow. Immediately Jesus had him take off his grave clothes. Hmmm. When He changes us, it is a radical change inside ...

Today, along with many Americans, I've been prayerfully remembering the horrific, massive attack of 9/11/01 on the United States of America. Our country has tremendously suffered and continues to grieve over the excruciating loss of so many loved ones. I've watched special programming tonight on TV, of videos and interviews. Air traffic controllers shared emotional testimonies -- from that nightmare of a day -- of their sense of helplessness as they listened to flight attendants on the radio calling for help because one of the pilots had his throat sliced open. Other audio recordings were of the voices of flight attendants giving physical descriptions of the terrorists on their plane. The graphic films on the devastation were hightlighted on several TV stations tonight. It brought me back to the day it happened and so many films exposed the graphic aftermath of death, destruction, and countless survivors on street corners ...