We (Still) Walk by Faith
How to See Beyond the Secular
By David Mathis
At first blush, secular answers—that is, those that refuse to acknowledge any religious or spiritual basis for human life and our world—may attract those aching to suppress the truth that God has made plain in his creation (Romans 1:18–20). But soon the sparkle wears off. Secular life does not prove satisfying—emotionally or intellectually…
While Christians in this generation may feel a new acuteness in secular pressures, the Christian faith has always required the look of faith to the unseen. Some forces seem new; the fundamental realities of the Christian life remain unchanged. Long have we been a people with a different kind of vision, mindset, and joy than our surrounding society.
Has not this faith in the unseen been the legacy of our heroes? …
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