Holy Week
Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let them catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let them say not merely, 'Christ is risen,' but 'I shall rise.'
The quotation above was from Phillips Brooks, the Episcopal Church’s renowned preacher of the late 19th century. He was pugilistically optimistic in his style and message, and people responded appropriately.
I wonder what he would make of out current era’s preaching tendency to lament and bewail our times and selves? Yeah, I think we all know the answe…