Quiet Faithfulness and the Transformation of the World I am not a fan of the French philosopher Voltaire, or of the French Revolution that came in part as a result of his ideas (though we modern Americans are far more influenced by such things than we probably realize). However, he didn’t get everything wrong. In…
Living by Faith, Not by Sight, in a World of Vapor “Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; vanity of vanities! All is vanity” (Ecclesiastes 1:2). When the Preacher says that the world is “vanity,” he is not declaring it meaningless. He is declaring it fragile. The Hebrew word means vapor, breath, mist—something real, but fleeting;…