The Russell Moore Show Everything Depends on an Empty Tomb
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Apr 1, 2026 
Tim Keller, pastor and theologian known for clear apologetics; Kate Bowler, historian who wrote about cancer and struggling faith; Christian Wiman, poet exploring joy in suffering; Francis Collins, physician-geneticist who bridges science and belief. They reflect on the resurrection, how it reframes science and doubt, the place of bodies and suffering, and sudden moments of joy amid illness.
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Resurrection Makes Christianity Truth-Claiming Not Just Symbolic
- Russell Moore argues Christianity only works as the best way to live if the resurrection is an objective historical event.
- He cites 1 Corinthians 15 and Flannery O'Connor to insist resurrection cannot be merely symbolic.
Francis Collins Hospital Moment That Shifted Him To Faith
- Francis Collins recounts moving from atheism to faith after medical school patient encounters and scientific reflection.
- He cites Big Bang, fine-tuning, C.S. Lewis, and Tom Wright's scholarship as reasons he accepted a literal resurrection.
How A Scientist Reconciles Miracles With Natural Law
- Collins says miracles are compatible with science if God, as creator of laws, can briefly suspend them for a divine message.
- He finds the resurrection the most significant plausible miracle consistent with God's authorship of nature.
