I’m occasionally accused of being a “fundamentalist.”  So too, apparently, is the distinguished Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga.  Here’s a comment from him on that accusation — please pardon the ever-so-slightly strong language, or, at least, be warned of it in advance — drawn from his Warranted Christian Belief (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000):   “I fully realize that the dreaded f-word will be trotted out to stigmatize any model of this kind. Before responding, however, we must first... Read more

    “The simple fact that the Christian fellowship, founded on belief in Jesus’ resurrection, came into existence and flourished in the very city where he was executed and buried is powerful evidence for the historicity of the empty tomb. William Lane Craig   Read more

    Robert Boylan’s superb blog reminds me of this speech, about an hour long, that I delivered in Göteborg, Sweden, last year:   http://scripturalmormonism.blogspot.com/2017/04/daniel-peterson-on-book-of-mormon-as.html   I listened to the first few minutes of it.  They weren’t as horrible as I feared that they might be.  And some might find it helpful.     Read more

      For Easter, please include the world’s Christians in your prayers:   “Egypt Coptic Church cuts back Easter celebrations after attacks”   “Christian persecution: How many are being killed, where they are being killed”   “Christians most persecuted group in the world as vicious attacks grow”   “Christianity’s prospects of surviving in its birthplace are grim”   “Christian diaspora fear their religion won’t survive in its birthplace”     Read more

    Obviously, as several have pointed out to me this past week, the most important thing about the first Easter Sunday is that the tomb was empty — not the precise location of that empty tomb.   I don’t disagree at all.   Still, information about the geographical setting of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection can help to make a very ancient story more vivid, more real.  And that, I think — beyond even our natural desire to know things... Read more

    Χριστός ἀνέστη!   Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!   In Greek, the language of the New Testament — and in equivalent phrases in other languages influenced by Greek Orthodox usage — it is customary to greet one another on Easter Sunday with Khristos anesti!  To which the traditional response is Alithos anesti!   Christ is risen!   Truly he is risen!   This eight-minute video from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, titled “He is Risen,” may help you... Read more

    I haven’t made my mind up on the Shroud of Turin.  I don’t often think about it, but, when I do, I go back and forth.  It’s nothing if not interesting, though:   http://www.nationalreview.com/article/446763/easter-shroud-turin-jesus-christ-carbon-14-dating-medieval-forgery-debunked-crucifixion-resurrection     Read more

    “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.” Martin Luther (1483-1546)     Read more

    Another Easter Week message from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:   https://www.mormon.org/easter/principles-of-peace/hope     Read more

    An interesting and Easter-relevant discussion from Book of Mormon Central:   https://knowhy.bookofmormoncentral.org/content/how-does-the-book-of-mormon-help-date-christ’s-death     Read more