Wow, I just read a killer post from David Foster entitled, Thank God Christianity Doesn't Rely on Proof. Here's a keeper: “I’m a follower of Jesus Christ. Not because the facts of my faith have been proven beyond the shadow of a doubt, but because, in addition to the ways God has revealed Himself and given me reasons to believe, something happened on the inside of me.”

Amen indeed! I think the reason his post resonated so strongly with me is his strong assertion that everything eventually gets back to the necessity of faith. Do we need to study? Yes! Think? Deeply! Question? Without question! Even wrestle with doubt on occasion? Absolutely! But just remember. . . you simply cannot sidestep the issue of faith.

And by "faith," we're not talking about a leap in the dark –– faith is not a leap in the dark, it is a step of trust in the Light. Or, as the Scripture puts it: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

I realize that that continues to be a tripping point for many. But be that as it may, we will never (on this side of eternity) get it all figured out. As David so eloquently expressed it, "If you're waiting for proof and facts beyond the shadow of a doubt, you're never going to get them. Faith doesn't work that way." Well said! As I'm fond of saying, the minute the finite (man) gets his finger on the Infinite (God), the Infinite is no longer Infinite.

The pathway of faith will always include mysteries that simply belong to God.