Mark Baker-Wright

Others have already responded to this better than I will here, but I’m actually kind of stunned that someone (with whom I share a name) could take the story I referenced (that women were the first to tell of Jesus’ resurrection) and re-tell it so flatly as to equate it with the fact that he just happened to “appear” to them first.

He told them to tell others. They told others. This is the very essence of the Gospel. They were actually instructed, one might even say commanded to tell others (dare I say “preach”?) the Good News. This is no mere accident of appearance. It is the most essential element of our faith. To dismiss it so blithely is absolutely stunning.