The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural

Christianity isn’t merely concerned with moral meaning and value; it makes specific factual claims about events—including miracles such as the resurrection—that occurred in history. If those claims aren’t actually true, the faith collapses and its moral authority evaporates.

Not all miracles are spectacular healings of incurable diseases. Not every supernatural intervention is as earth-shattering as someone rising from the dead. More often, God speaks in gentle whispers, or he orchestrates everyday events in a way that sends a message of encouragement, correction, or hope to someone who desperately needs it.

we see a proliferation of shallow commitments to Christ because of a cultural Christianity that hasn’t really revolutionized the person’s soul, and yet we’re skeptical of how authentic these conversions are in the Middle East, where people face persecution if they pursue their faith.”

faith in Christ isn’t just a subjective emotion, but it’s grounded in the truth of the resurrection.”

God has allowed me to see the world through tears, which is maybe the most authentic way to experience it. Mourning has taught me lessons I would never have learned otherwise.”

“Hume defines miracle as a violation of natural law, and he defines natural law as being principles that cannot be violated. So he’s ruling out the possibility of miracles at the outset.

‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’4 If Jesus can lament and not sin, then I suppose we can. And just as his lament was answered by his resurrection, so ours will be too.

the sentence, “Science is the only way to know if something is true,” is itself not a claim that can be proven by science.

faith is not measured by our ability to manipulate God to get what we want; it is measured by our willingness to submit to what he wants.6