The KitKat Kaper!
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Newsweek
reported that a whopping 26,455 pounds of KitKat deliciousness was stolen. That
was a staggering 12 tons in weight equal to two grown elephants! Wowzers! That’s
some serious chocolate! How does a thief fence that much stolen product? Ha!
Are there that many hungry kids with that much cash? You can imagine how the
late-night talk show hosts are capitalizing on this unfortunate event during
their monologues!
Our grands
are past the days of suspenseful in-house searches for their Easter baskets and
for surprise-filled eggs during the afternoon hunts outside! However, they
still want to be rewarded with some packages of their favorite sugary delights during
the special day! Mimi does not disappoint and has already planned some sweet
treats (sans KitKat bars!) for the local grandkids this weekend.
We do know
that the significance of Easter goes way beyond the bunny and candy! We prefer
to call this special day, Resurrection Sunday! It is the day that the disciples
showed up at an empty tomb and heard the angels declare, “He is not here; He has
risen! Remember how he told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son
of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the
third day be raised again.’ Then they remembered His words.” (Luke 24:6-8. NIV).
Years
later, there would be doubters who would concoct all kinds of false speculations
in their efforts to try and explain away the resurrection of Jesus. Some would
say that the disciples stole the dead body of Jesus so they could say that He
was risen from the dead. That would prove to be a lame argument! If His body were
stolen, how could Jesus in numerous post-resurrection appearances show Himself
personally to the disciples and so many others as the Gospels testify?
My
personal go-to passage of proof is from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians where
he writes about what he received through direct revelation from Christ, “And He
appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more
than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time… Then He appeared
to James, and then to all the apostles, and last of all He appeared to me also.”
(1 Corinthians 15:5-8).
To the
naysayers, I say, “Yes, Jesus is Risen and Alive! This is not debatable!” For those
doubters in need of a serious Christian apologetic response, I recommend one resource
that gives sufficient evidence to the contrary! Josh and Sean McDowell, in their
book, Evidence Demands a Verdict, set forth a readable and
comprehensive review arguing for the reliability of Scripture, the deity of
Christ, and the absolute truth of Christianity. This is one of the best
defenses for the resurrection of Jesus that I can recommend. (You can buy it
new or used from your favorite bookstore).
Let’s come together Easter Sunday and exclaim for all to hear this truth about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, “He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!”
active churchman and
doting grandparent.
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Yes indeed He has risen
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