Being Easter time I have been pondering the fact that I actually believe about 2000 years ago Jesus died but then came back to life and has not died since!

When I say it like that I realise something of the magnitude of the claim!  If I am wrong on this I have really got it wrong, like I might be going mad wrong.  On the other hand if I am right surely it changes everything, absolutely everything!

The fact is I am either right or I am wrong.  This is either true or it is not, Jesus is either alive or he isn’t.  You may already have an opinion one way or the other.  You may not have thought about it before or even care.  Could I encourage you that if anything is worth investigating fully this is!

I admit at first glance it is easy to just dismiss without further thought as too crazy a suggestion to be true.  But is there actually a viable alternative explanation of the happenings and claim that started Christianity 2000 years ago?

I have become convinced in my thinking and in my feelings that he actually, really is alive.  Maybe I am deluded and even going slightly mad. Or maybe not.  Only you can decide what you think about this huge claim!

This Easter may be the perfect time to start seriously looking into Jesus and the claim of his resurrection.  One way of doing this would be to read one of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).  They are basically four different biographies of Jesus.

Another way would be to go on an ’Alpha’.  Our next Alpha starts with an Alpha Taster on June 4th at the Black Horse Pub http://redeemerbirmingham.org.uk/alpha/ all are welcome.

Happy Easter to you all!