But if the resurrection is true, then Jesus’ life, death and victory over death give us unprecedented confidence that his way of life (and death) discloses something reliably true about the reality of God.

“They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” These are not the words of a gullible fanatic; they’re the words of a realist. She’s not imagining fantastic scenarios; she’s imagining very realistic, very logical ones. On resurrection morning, Mary Magdalene was not living in a fantasy world. She had two feet

Without the resurrection, Jesus would be yet another intriguing and perhaps exemplary human being, and we would search his life and teachings for clues to truth