Christian Family Ideas

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Jesus' Resurrection as the First Resurrection

Reciting the books of Luke, Acts, and Revelation make me think that it would be absurd to think of any resurrection besides Jesus' as the First Resurrection at the end of the book of Revelation.

PROS:

Jesus' Resurrection is indeed the first resurrection.

Peter and John in Acts 4 are announcing that the resurrection of the dead is happening because of Jesus.

Those who died, seated on thrones, who are participating in the first resurrection, in the book of Revelation are "with the Lord" and connected to his bodily resurrection, not to their own bodies, as the are still bone and ash.

You don't have to make up some convoluted theory about a three stage resurrection that is not substantiated in the New Testament.

CONS:

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

SHAME the new Great Lakes acronym

Superior

Huron

America (Ontario)

Michigan

Erie

The HOMES acronym was so helpful to me to remember the names of the Great Lakes, being a person who mostly spent time on Lake Michigan alone. I was trying to think darn it now what acronym will there be if everyone except MapQuest switches to America instead of Ontario trying to erase someone’s name or a name that’s been there for a long time and sticking a different name on it a name that somehow is attached to one country in many peoples minds, even though really it is attached to all the countries of the north and South America. What an acronym would be beneficial in remembering this switch? As I started to think of the different acronyms, I really do like acronyms, I thought of SHSH could be used to make a word because SHSA good sound that we all know and is easily remembered, but what would come after it 0SHAME shame shame, shame, shame shame like shame on you like what a shame like oh my goodness that is such a shame and I thought yeah that would be very memorable. I could remember that so I guess we switched our homes for shame.