The phrase “land of the living” is my choice for naming this world we live in. For the Christian life is life, life, and more life. Following Jesus is life, life, and more life. We serve a living Savior: Christ is risen. Jesus said as much: “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10, ESV). Life, created and redeemed by Christ, is not just one item among others. It is an expansive country that we inhabit. Everywhere we look in the creation, everything we read in our Scriptures, everything we hear in the company of saints is about life.
