Because He Lives!!

So last night I had the privilege of seeing Lee Strobel. He is a former award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and more importantly a former die hard atheist. He was sponsored by a church in Waupaca and held a free event at the local highschool. Also 3x Super Bowl Champ RB Harry Sydney was there too. He has started an organization called My Brother's Keeper.

What amazing testimonies. It was interesting because we (an older couple from church that rode with me because they don't like driving at night) got there I headed out of the gym to get some water. I'm heading back down the hall and the random guy stopped me. He said "Hey, I like your shirt". I told him thanks and was about to head on my way. Then he introduced himself, "Hi I'm Lee Strobel". I hate to admit this but it took a second for that to register. Anyway... then when it finally clicked in my head I told him thanks for coming and that I was looking forward to hearing him. I admitted that talking to atheists was a weak area in my faith. I have a gay atheist friend that likes to have healthy rational debates but I don't feel like I can hold up my end of it with decent solid non-biblical facts. He told me about a book a friend of his is writing. It's coming out in November, called "10 questions Christians are afraid to be asked". From what he was telling me about it, it sounds like I'll be adding it to my library!

So Lee talked on his journey from being the alcoholic die-hard atheist to being a Christian. He said he began his investigative journalism with the primary focus on Christ's death and resurrection. He correctly assessed that if the claim of Christ's resurrection was false then none of the other things mattered. Because then it would be like every other religion around the world. He went through the 5 E's of the Resurrection. This video does a better job of explaining it than I can....

So on the way home I had my iPod came to the song "Because He Lives". WOW.... after listening to Lee this impacted me so much more. Basically in a nut shell it defines our faith. "And life is worth the living just because He lives"

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1. God sent His Son - they called Him Jesus,

He came to love, heal and forgive;

He lived and died to buy my pardon,

An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Chorus:

Because He lives I can face tomorrow,

Because He lives all fear is gone;

Because I know He holds the future

And life is worth the living just because He lives.

2. How sweet to hold a newborn baby

And feel the pride and joy he gives;

But greater still the calm assurance:

This child can face uncertain days because Christ lives.

(Chorus)

3. And then one day I'll cross the river,

I'll fight life's final war with pain;

And then, as death gives way to victory,

I'll see the lights of glory - and I'll know He lives.