Bridge of Reason

  The young woman was having a crisis of faith. She sounded so confused as she asked, ‘If all this is true why aren’t we having continuous mountaintop experiences?’ The short answer, of course, is because the work is in the valley. I hope I helped her as I unpacked the answer and tried to get her to understand, ‘in the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world.’ (John 16:33) Refusing Reality An awful lot of Christians today are being sold the idea struggles and suffering shouldn’t be the everyday experience of the believer. I heard one Christian leader declare confidently that he was protected from disease because of his faith and status in Christ . He could walk without fear or apprehension through a world struck by pandemic. Another, even while friends and loved ones are suffering around him, refuses to acknowledge sickness and suffering in a world where grace has been poured out. If we can just muster enough faith we can create our own heal...