What the resurrection means (at the very least)…

1. That Jesus was/is the Christ, the Messiah
2. That love really does win
3. (Relatedly) That evil, death, and violence do not have the last word
4. That doubt on Saturday is a part of life, but can give way to faith on Sunday
5. That God is almost always unexpected
6. That life with God is not just a resuscitated life, but a resurrected life—simultaneously a part of our current existence but radically reordered
7. That wide-eyed wonder—and even a mild freak out—is a perfectly acceptable reaction to God’s work
8. That I’m not “stuck” where I’m at; I can grow and change
9. That God hasn’t abandoned humanity or this world
10. Consequently, there is work to be done. Redemptive, resurrection work.
11. That whenever I—or you—think “this is really all there is”, I’m wrong; that life and possibility can spring up in the deepest darkness

He’s alive, folks. Let’s dig in, drink up, and roll up our sleeves.

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