My Easter Resurrection Story
It's Easter Sunday and my "believer" friends all over the world are celebrating the resurrection of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. With all sincerity, I hope this is a day of peace, renewal, and celebration for each and every one of them. It was not that long ago that I was celebrating right along with them. Rather than rushing off to church for such a celebration this morning, I've been sitting rather quietly while my family slept, sipping coffee, reading Facebook and Twitter feeds, but also contemplating the notion of resurrection and renewal. What does it (or can it) mean to those of us who no longer believe in penal substitution atonement theology, Jesus as a "God-Man", and the like? While I still spend a lot of time reading about who Jesus, the man of history probably was vs. the mythological notions so many dwell on today, church history, origin of doctrines, etc., there are still many biblical ideas that I find current and relevant from a p