Josephus does not tell us that Christianity is true, and Christians do not need Josephus to tell them that Christ is risen. But Christianity makes claims about things that happened in public history under identifiable rulers, priests, and governors. For that reason, testimony from outside the church matters.
The student of Scripture should always have a map open next to their Bible as they read. If possible, they should also travel to Israel, not to make a pilgrimage, but to see the context of the land in which these stories took place. These are not fairy tales made up about fictional fantasy lands; these are stories about real people in real places interacting with a real God.
The word of assurance given to Moses at Sinai echoes through eternity on the lips of the Savior, untroubling troubled souls with the good news that there is one who walks the paths of life with you, and soon he’s coming to bring you to himself.

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Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
Easter must be seen in light of the cross. It must never overshadow Good Friday. They are a packaged deal!
We give thanks to the Father who has made a way for us to sit at his table.
We do not live in the greatness of our own deeds. We boast in the greatness of one deed that God himself has done through Jesus Christ on the cross.
It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
Jesus comes to you. He binds your wounds, and he pours out his body and his blood for the forgiveness of your sins.
When you walk into church on Sunday, you may not notice, but there are wounded soldiers sitting in every single pew.
And because Jesus on the cross was sin in its entirety, God cannot look at him. He turns his face away, causing Jesus to cry out in utmost agony, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”
This is Christmas. It is Jesus becoming all sin from generation to generation.