It’s Good Friday. Today is an invitation to reflect on a complex mystery. If you pause long enough to see Jesus Christ on the cross, it’s hard not wonder, “What is He doing there?”

I was talking with one of my podcast co-hosts recently and she admitted that she just didn’t believe in the story of Jesus. She wasn’t sure He even existed. She’s not alone. I was scrolling through social media the other day and someone in one of my Facebook groups equated the story of Jesus with mythology. I’ve seen some TikTok videos that claim similar views. But with all due respect to both my beloved co-host and people I don’t know on social media, history and those who actually study it are virtually unanimous: Jesus Christ was a real person with real followers who died on a real Roman cross.

And so Jesus lived and He died. So what?

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