Quote of the Day for 2016-08-10

"Jesus said the meek would inherit the earth, but so far all we've gotten is Minnesota and North Dakota."

— Garrison Keillor (1942-    ) "When I'm 64," Salon.com (August 9, 2006)

Saying Grace by Norman Rockwell (November 24, 1951)

Quote of the Day for 2016-03-27 Easter Sunday

"Many Christians don't want to hear this, but the reality is that there are lots of other explanations for what happened to Jesus that are more probable than the explanation that he was raised from the dead. None of these explanations is very probable, but they are more probable, just looking at the matter historically, than the explanation of the resurrection."

— Bart D. Ehrman (1955-    ) Jesus, Interrupted, chapter 5 (2009)

Christ's Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection by Alexander Ivanov (1835)

Quote of the day for 2015-08-19

"Never did Christ utter a single word attesting to a personal resurrection and a life beyond the grave."

— Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) What I Believe, Chapter 8

The resurrection of Jesus (photograph by Giedrius Blagnys)