Tag Archives: Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Believing comes before understanding

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Mel Wild

I’m always struck by the naked honesty of the disciple’s account of Jesus’ resurrection. Rather than making some pretentious claim of superior understanding, they confess their unbelief and confusion over the whole matter. In fact, they disclose that initially it … Continue reading →

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Why Hume was certainly wrong about miracles

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Mel Wild

This post is meant to be a supplement to “About Miracles.” I’m including a video by Professor of Philosophy at Marywood University,  John DePoe, PhD., which is a little more academic in nature but I think you’ll find his lecture … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah for the Cross

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Mel Wild

I love what this song says to us. It’s not just what Jesus did for us, or what He did as us, but what He did to us. It means freedom from our tragic flaw and it means life everlasting. … Continue reading →

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About Miracles

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Mel Wild

As Easter draws near,  it’s a good time to talk about its central component: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In my recent posts, “Pulling Back the curtain on Materialism” and “God is not a god,” I tried to show incoherence of … Continue reading →

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So, where’s your hope?

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Mel Wild

A great scientist died last week. Of course, I’m talking about Steven Hawking. When I saw this quote going around the Internet, I was thinking about all the things this remarkable man had to overcome with MND, and all the … Continue reading →

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Hope is alive today

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Mel Wild

In case you didn’t know this, or you’ve just forgotten… Hope is alive today, He is alive today The stone was rolled away Death defeated in His grave Hope is alive today, He is alive today No matter what we face … Continue reading →

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Does science and natural law rule out miracles?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Mel Wild

This post is a follow-up to “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – Part Four” where I talked about miracles and why naturalists don’t believe in them. The subject of miracles is  important for Christians because God miraculously raising Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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The enigmatic Bart Ehrman

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Mel Wild

Dr. Bart Ehrman is probably one of the most influential Bible scholars for laymen atheists and agnostics in recent years. Radical evangelizing anti-theists on the Internet and non-Christian apologists prop up Ehrman as their authority for why we cannot trust … Continue reading →

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The resurrection of Jesus Christ – Part Five

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Mel Wild

I would like to finish this series on the Christian case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ by summarizing what we covered and adding some final thoughts. To summarize, at the heart of Christianity is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. … Continue reading →

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The resurrection of Jesus Christ – Part Four

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Mel Wild

Are naturalists right in saying that miracles are “improbable” (Ehrman) if not “impossible” (David Hume)? The famous 18th century philosopher, David Hume, stated that miracles are a violation of natural laws. Our unalterable experience has established these laws. Therefore because … Continue reading →

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