The Implausibility of the Real Truth
We want truth to be scientifically verifiable to the point that it requires nothing resembling faith.
We want truth to be scientifically verifiable to the point that it requires nothing resembling faith.
Our task is to see “the vision” and then become the kind of people doing the kind of creative work through whom others can see it.
The Holy Spirit is at work in every person, witnessing to the reality of God, wooing faith into existence.
Once a person’s center of gravity shifts from what they are for to what they are against they will lose sight of what they were for and life becomes fueled by obsessive opposition.
There is likely a massive disparity between what we say and what the world hears, because (as they say) actions speak louder than words.
The way of the cross calls us to interpret our difficulties and sufferings as perhaps one of the most confirming signs we are in the center of God’s will.
Give yourself to what may seem small today—history often reverses conclusions about the kingdom of God.
This is how the Holy Spirit works, not by overcoming power with brute force, but by subverting power with gentle humility.