I've been inviting people in my church to read The Challenge of Easter with me. It's a small booklet based on a section from N. T. Wright's book, The Challenge of Jesus. Here's a short quotation from the chapter I read this morning:"Blessed, says Jesus, are those who have not seen yet believe; yes, indeed, but one day we shall see him as he is and share the completed new creation that he is even now in the process of planning and making. We live, therefore, between Easter and the consummation, following Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit and commissioned to be for the world what he was for Israel, bringing God's redemptive reshaping to our world."
Wright challenges us to see that believing in the resurrection of Jesus on the third day and the Christian hope of resurrection on the final day is a beginning, but we need to understand and embrace what the resurrection means for how we live our lives today.
On Tuesday, April 19, 7:00pm, at Valley Christian Church, I'll be leading discussion group for those who have read The Challenge of of Easter. You're welcome to join us.
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