Something I wrote for the RTS newsletter, Mind and Heart, about the centrality of the resurrection to our Christian comfort and hope in life:
Several years ago, I participated in an apologetic discussion at RTS Washington that was held during Easter week. My responsibility was to address the issue of the truth of the resurrection. The audience consisted mostly of believers, some harboring private and not-so-private doubts, a few avowed atheists, and at least two curious Muslims. The conversation began as one might expect, with questions about the reliability of scripture, the plausibility of miracles, and the role of faith in how Christians approach such topics. However, it didn’t take long for the discussion to move more broadly afield. What started off as a conversation about the truth of Christ’s resurrection developed into a conversation about the impact of the resurrection on the life of the church. Afterward, one of my Muslim friends who was there commented, “I truly had no idea how central the resurrection of Christ is to your beliefs. This is not a small thing, this is the whole thing!”
He wasn’t wrong.
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