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Luke 24: 1-12

The Resurrection

1 But very early on Sunday morning[a] the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes.

5 The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? 6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man[b] must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.”

8 Then they remembered that he had said this. 9 So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. 11 But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it. 12 However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.

HT: Bible Gateway: Luke 24:1-12 (New Living Translation)

Luke 23: 44-56

The Death of Jesus

44 By this time it was noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 45 The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. 46 Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!”[a] And with those words he breathed his last.

47 When the Roman officer[b] overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.[c]” 48 And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow.[d] 49 But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.

The Burial of Jesus

50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, 51 but he had not agreed with the decision and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. 52 He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 53 Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. 54 This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation,[e] as the Sabbath was about to begin.

55 As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.

HT: Bible Gateway: Luke 23:44-56 (New Living Translation)

Luke 23: 32-43

32 Two others, both criminals, were led out to be executed with him. 33 When they came to a place called The Skull,[a] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.

34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”[b] And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[c]

35 The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” 36 The soldiers mocked him, too, by offering him a drink of sour wine. 37 They called out to him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!” 38 A sign was fastened to the cross above him with these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!”

40 But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? 41 We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.”

43 And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

HT: Bible Gateway: Luke 23:32-43 (New Living Translation)

Love Never Fails

Love is Unconditional. Love will see you through Anything. Love Never Fails.

HT: Sexual Health Buzz: What do you think of Positive Singles?

Set Your Clock This Weekend

HT: Blogs Rule: Spring Is Coming

I’m On The Hunt

I’m on the hunt for a new theme for this health directory. The current one is very nice however, the problem I am having with it is that it’s making my eyes hurt. Everything seems to get blurry once the pages refresh. I don’t know what it is… it’s just very hard to look at. I like to dig through the free themes to see what I can find and also to give a young budding graphics artist a chance to get their work discovered.

Do you have a health related site, blog, forum OR group? If you do we’d love to have you as part of the Checkup Today Health Directory. Here are the buttons that have been donated so that you have a few to choose. Here is how you contact me to let me know that you’re interested in being listed on our Health Directory. Here are some of the PERKS you get to think about before you make up your mind as to whether or not you’d like to join our health directory.

If you have something that your project specializes in we will create a category just for you. If you have friends that are passionate about the health related information that they are sharing on the internet then be sure and tell them about Checkup Today, OK? Thank You So Much!!! : )

Soda Pop & Pancreatic Cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday.

People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.

Sugar may be to blame but people who drink sweetened sodas regularly often have other poor health habits, said Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.

“The high levels of sugar in soft drinks may be increasing the level of insulin in the body, which we think contributes to pancreatic cancer cell growth,” Pereira said in a statement.

Insulin, which helps the body metabolize sugar, is made in the pancreas.

HT: The Raw Story: Study Links Soda, Pancreatic Cancer

My father used to drink Cokes when I was growing up like they were going out of style. Coke & Dr. Pepper Products are family drive-thru favorites. As with everything in this life, moderation has to be the key. If you are a soda pop drinker you might want to consider switching to water. It’s so much better for you in the long run. Save the soda pop products for special occasions.

This Is A Joke, Right? (ie: Abortion)

There is an online game show about abortion – can you believe it?

Are there any Pro-Life blogs that would like to join this health directory? I would like to start a Pro-Life section because apparently these unborn babies do do not have a voice of reason to stand up for them.

It would be my honor to be able to begin a “Pro-Life” section on this CheckupToday.com Health Directory. If you know of anyone that you think might be interested in participating will you leave a comment and let me know?

Maybe you can let all of your “Pro-Life” blog friends or “Pro-Life” peeps that run “Pro-Life” sites know about our directory so that they can participate.

Thanks Guys!

PS I think we’ll call the category “Choose Life” instead of “Pro Life” – I like the ring of that so much more. Let me know what you think or if you think there is a better phrase for this section.

The Section about STD Info

Yes, that’s right! We have a section in this health directory for any site, blog, group or resource on that net that wants to be part of it. Believe it or not people have questions about sexually transmitted infections and need to be able to find the answers that they are looking for. So far we have three resources for you to check out!

1. Herpes Help – Because having an STD does Not define you!

2. Living Sphere – Information and Support for People Living with the Herpes Virus.

3. Sexual Health Buzz – Enjoying safer sex one condom at a time (A Yoshi2me.com Blog)

Going Down The List

Does this blog template put you on the dizzy side? I was looking at it the other day and realized that it was making me dizzy. I don’t know if it’s the fact that the post titles seem blurry to me or what? What about you guys? Is this layout making you dizzy? I think I may be on the hunt for a new layout. I don’t think I like this one as much as I thought I did when I first found it.

Today I’m going down the list of health related sites, blogs, or groups and I’m looking for that link back. I know it seems like a lot to ask but this networking stuff just does not work if it’s not fairly reciprocated. I know many of you are still sporting the Checkup Today banner but that’s either because you truly do want to support in the effort OR you really have no clue what’s been going on lately because you haven’t had much time to check it all out.

In a nutshell… I moved everything from Checkup Today over to Blogs Rule thinking I was going to delete Checkup Today. Then I decided… why not keep Checkup Today for all things health related? It could be a health directory. Why Not? S0… if you are linking to Checkup Today in show of your support: I Thank You. If you are linking to Blogs Rule in show of support: I Thank You. If you are linking Checkup Today and you’re a health related site I can’t wait to introduce you.

Lastly.. I’m going through the sidebar and removing links that I think are just unsure about what their goal is in connection to this health directory type of network. It probably means you weren’t linking back at all and for that I am sorry. You are more than welcome to reapply if that is something you would like to do. We would love to have you back. Before you reapply please make sure your links are in place. Thanks for understanding.

If you haven’t already figured this out about me I am always looking to streamline and clean things up. If the purpose of a site has been lost then chances are that I will get us back on track. That’s the whole point – is it not?