An Issue of Reality
Photo by Donald Giannatti on Unsplash At its core, the Christian life is fundamentally a matter of reality and references. In our cultural moment, we face a subtle yet pervasive temptation to let our subjective reference points—our shifting emotions, personal preferences, immediate circumstances, and cultural opinions—define what is real. We construct small, self-referential shelters to protect our comfort, often falling into the deceptive language of "my truth" and "your reality." But reality is not something we invent or manipulate; it is the objective, Author-defined terrain established by the Triune God, entirely independent of our personal feelings or philosophical gymnastics. When we use our fragile emotions as the ultimate standard of truth, we inevitably set ourselves up for exhaustion, confusion, and despair. The Gospel does not offer us a pious shield to isolate us from the harsh edges of existence, nor does it ask us to practice a plastic, unfeeling st...
