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John 20:25
John 20:1-9 or 41: or Luke 24:1-12
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The 1985 world series was dubbed by some sports writers as the “Show Me” series. The two teams — the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals — both were from Missouri, and Missouri is known as the “Show Me” state. This nickname can be traced to a speech made by a Missouri congressman named Hillard Duncan Vandiver. Speaking in Philadelphia in 1899, Vandiver said, “Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You have got to show me!”
The disciple Thomas was from Missouri, in this sense. He was a “show me” kind of person. He refused to rely on a second-hand report of the Resurrection. He said that he would have to be…
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