two paths

In reality there are only two paths between which to choose.  And choose we must.  Neither the choice nor the consequences of our choice can by any means be avoided.  Either we believe that the Bible is true--and that the God of the Bible is who he says he is; or, else, we believe the Bible is false: in which case we cannot know anything with certainty about God.  There is only light or darkness; heaven or hell; life or death; peace or torment: there is no middle ground.

against the wind

In her powerful painting, above, titled, "Against the Wind," Liz Lemon Swindle wonderfully portrayed that moment when Peter--who himself had just walked out to Jesus on the water!--began to sink beneath the deep, dark waves.  Perhaps for the sake of clarity of the images of Jesus and Peter, Liz's painting minimizes what actually was that night, according to Scripture, a life-threatening storm on the Sea of Galilee; a storm so fierce that Peter--a professional fisherman by trade, evidently could not resist looking in amazement at what was going on around him.

Besides the fact that both Jesus and Peter physically walked on top of the sea's wild waves, something no less remarkable--and instructive--is to be found in that true story....