Easter Blog Series: An Introduction

I've decided to take my book on Easter and put the contents online this year. So for the next two weeks, my blog will consist of the daily meditations on Easter from that book. Enjoy!

Two thousand years ago there was a man who wrote no books, created no art, ruled no country, won no battle, and invented no technology. He was born in a stable to a teenage mother and her poor husband. He lived in obscurity for thirty years as a carpenter until he began a ministry among the Jewish people that lasted three meager years. At the end of those three years, he was falsely accused as a criminal and was put to death on a Roman cross. So why, two thousand years later, are we still talking about him?

What on earth could this unremarkable man have done to earn himself such a long-lasting legacy? Why are the world’s most famous museums filled with paintings of him? Why do people still gather every week to hear stories about him? Why is his face still seen on magazines? Why do music stores have entire sections devoted to him and why are there entire libraries of books written about him? Why is this man, of all people, the most famous that ever lived?

Because this man came back from the dead.

I have not written this book to try and convince you of that. I have written this book to do two things. First, I want to tell you the story of this man, Jesus Christ, and the events surrounding his death and resurrection. Second, I want to tell you what the implications of his resurrection are, if it indeed happened.

This is not a collection of sermons. Nor is it a commentary on the Scriptures. It is two weeks-worth of meditations on the Scriptures that tell this story. I have included with each day’s meditation the full biblical text, putting the subject matter in bold. I have added questions at the end of each day to help you meditate on the text yourself. If you read slowly and answer thoughtfully, each day’s reading will take no more than 30 minutes.

I’ll end this introduction with a word about the intended audience of this book. This book is written first and foremost for the Christian. Much of what I say assumes that my reader is such and therefore is meant to strengthen your love of Christ and knowledge of his gospel. But that is not to exclude those of you who do not follow Jesus. In fact, just the opposite, it is meant to be invitational. The blessings of Jesus’ death and resurrection, indeed, are reserved for the Christian only. But to lay my intentions bare, it is my hope that by telling the story of the gospel of Jesus Christ you, too, may come to know him.

May you find Hope this Easter season.