We have persistent longings and intuitions that point beyond materialism. We crave meaning that transcends our daily existence—something eternal and authentic. We yearn for love and life stronger than death itself.

When people hear about Jesus’ death upon the cross, many think to themselves something like this: “It does not make any sense that the death of one man in history could stand for every man and woman who has ever lived. How is this either possible or plausible?”