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An Easter observation: I have tried to write on the Easter Story several times...trying to be succinct and profound at the same time. I keep getting bogged down...blogged down. "He is Risen" what else needs to be said?

I have been listening to the same section of Luke on CD my car going up to work for at least the last two weeks if not more. So, I have become much more familiar with Luke's Gospel. I'd like to say because it is because I wanted to delve much deeper into this part of the Bible. No, it is more due to my laziness of not wanting to have to take the CD out, put it in the casing, and put in a new Bible CD. Nonetheless, God uses my slackness for my good. I suppose it is a good sign that I am listening to the same part of the Bible over and over again rather than a stand-up routine from Larry the Cable Guy. As I have listened to the last days of Jesus, I have learned some new things. Like this: Jesus gave wine to His Disciple at the Last Supper and told them to drink it, then He broke bread, then He gave them wine again. Boy, that would really frost the legalists if we had wine twice in our Communion service (Yes, the church that I attend...evangelical...actually serves wine during Co