That Sweet and Sour Truth
If the Gospel is freeing, life-giving, and good, why is it so hard? Don’t get me wrong. The Gospel, euangélion, “Good News,” is indeed good news. There is nothing better. Every sadness, all darkness, every suffering has an answer. It is only temporary….
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Many years ago, I read a story that went the rounds of the newspapers that deeply impressed me. A little Madison boy, nine years of age, an orphan from his earliest infancy, was adopted by a farmer named Marquette, from a foundling home in Milwaukee. Some time after his establishment in his new family, the […]
Truth is hard. Illusions are pleasant. It is not in the least surprising, then, that people will shun truth and welcome illusions. But illusions are not sustainable. Reality keeps getting in the way. Truth, though hard, is not only sustainable, it is rewarding. And among its rewards is joy. Christ came into the world to […]
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