Can the Easter Story Matter—Even If You Don’t Buy It?

Easter reflections for the doubters, the hopeful, and everyone in between.

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Every year, Easter rolls around, and I’m reminded…
this is the part where the story starts to feel unbelievable to some thoughtful, well-intentioned skeptics.

A virgin birth?
A resurrection?
Bunnies laying eggs?

It’s no wonder some people struggle to take it seriously.

To many, it feels like mythology—an ancient story passed down by people who didn’t know any better.
And honestly, I get that.

In a world shaped by science and logic,
a story like this can feel like a bridge too far.

Still, I believe it.
Not because I’m trying to prove something.
But because I’ve lived it.

I’m not saying I came back from the dead.
But I’ve hit walls so final,
I couldn’t imagine anything on the other side.

And in that moment,
this story didn’t just comfort me—
it found me,
understood me,
and dared me to believe
there might still be more.

We live in a world where death always seems to win.
Where grief feels final.
Where systems crush the innocent
and power rewrites the ending.

But this story interrupts all of that.
It dares to say—
what if that’s not the last word?

Because if resurrection is possible—
not just in history, but in us—
then so is hope.
So is healing.
So is a love that outlasts the worst this world can do.

You’ve seen it in people who swore they’d never change—until they did.
In forgiveness that shattered bitterness.
In beauty reappearing after unspeakable loss.

Call it healing.
Call it grace.
That’s resurrection too.

When life squeezes the breath from our lungs,
this story offers something radical:
the chance to believe that every ending might be a beginning in disguise.

It was never meant to be proven in a lab.
It was meant to be carried.
Wrestled with.
Trusted, even when it doesn't make sense.

Maybe that’s why it still matters.

Because for all its impossibility,
it insists on something we’ve quietly hoped is true:

That love doesn’t give up.
That despair isn’t the end.
That something deeper than fear still holds.

I’m not here to convince you.
Just to say—
if you’ve ever hoped the story’s not over,
maybe Easter has something for you too.

Wherever you find yourself this Easter—
believing, doubting, or somewhere in between—
may the story find you.

And perhaps the real miracle is that it matters,
even when we can't fully believe.

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Scott is a faith-driven creative disruptor—husband, father, and beloved son of God—writing and speaking to stir what’s sacred beneath the surface.