three resurrection truthsFor most Christians, Easter is a special day to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the very core of the Christian gospel. But although Jesus' resurrection is central to Christian faith, there is much confusion about it even within Christian circles. In the remainder of this essay, we consider three particular areas of misinformation.
he is risen indeed!For centuries Christians in many parts of the world have greeted each other on Easter morning with the joyful declaration "He is risen!" To which the person greeted has responded "He is risen indeed!" What does it mean, I ask myself, that Jesus is risen from the dead? Far more than I can state in these few paragraphs, but at least this much for starters.
Jesus' burial napkinOver the past year several subscribers have asked if I can verify a popular internet explanation of the folded "napkin" that Peter and another disciple saw in Jesus' vacant tomb.