Everything Depends on an Empty Tomb

The Russell Moore Show

Russell Moore

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this special Easter edition of the Russell Moore Show, Russell draws from past episodes to explore how the resurrection of Jesus reframes everything: from scientific belief and intellectual doubt to embodied life, unexpected joy, and suffering. Featuring clips from episodes with Francis Collins, Michael Wear, David Taylor, Christian Wiman, Kate Bowler, and Tim Keller, this episode draws out our Christian hope: if Christ is raised, then reality itself is different. Across stories of cancer diagnoses, intellectual conversions, poetic insight, and quiet moments of joy, the episode insists on a central truth: the resurrection is not metaphor. And if it happened, then even in grief, uncertainty, and death—everything is going to be okay. Keep up with Russell: Sign up for the weekly newsletter where Russell shares thoughtful takes on big questions, offers a Christian perspective on life, and recommends books and music he's enjoying. Submit a question for the show at questions@russellmoore.com Subscribe to the Christianity Today Magazine: Special offer for listeners of The Russell Moore Show: Click here for 25% off a subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This paid message is from Bible Studies for Life, a weekly group curriculum from Lifeway.
0:06.3	Beginning this fall, each weekly session will encourage participants to experience life through a biblical lens,
0:12.4	basing every thought, attitude, and action on the truth of God's word.
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0:21.0	And right now, you can preview three free sessions at Bible Studies for Life.com
0:25.8	slash adults.
0:32.1	Hello, this is Russell Moore, and this is the Russell Moore Show, brought to you by Christianity Today.
0:39.8	Here, we look for signposts in a strange time by standing fast to what really matters.
0:46.5	Kingdom over culture wars, truth over tribalism, pilgrimage over partisanship, sanity over cynicism, witness over winning, and Christ over everything.
0:56.6	Today we have a conversation to do just that.
1:04.3	Hello and welcome to a special Easter edition of the Russell Moore show.
1:09.0	Maria knows that there is nothing that can get my blood pressure
1:12.9	raised quicker than if I watch even just a few minutes of a Prosperity Gospel television
1:19.2	evangelist.
1:19.9	But one time, around this time of year, I was flipping through the channel somewhere
1:24.5	and found one of those.
1:27.1	It was a husband and wife, a host team,
1:29.3	and they were sitting literally on Golden Thrones, talking to people about how they should
1:35.3	send in their money to their ministry. And the woman started talking about how people would be
1:42.2	blessed and thrive. She talked about how happy and blessed she was,
1:46.2	saying, you know, even if it weren't true, I'd still want to be a Christian because that's the
1:52.0	best way to live. And I thought, that's easier to say from a golden throne than from South Sudan.
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