My wife has an incurable form of stage four lung cancer. Every day for the past six years she takes a pill that keeps the tumors at bay. The pill was supposed to quit working four years ago. With metronomic regularity, her lungs are scanned every three months and by God’s grace, the tumors have not grown. I am regularly asked by genuinely curious non-religious friends, “how can you believe in a God that would allow this to happen to your wife?”
The church we attend is a PCA church, the same denomination as the Nashville school that saw three students and three faculty members senselessly murdered yesterday. I see the same question asked, “how can they believe in a God that would allow this to happen?” Here’s why:
I have heard you say that some people reply to you telling you to tone down the Jesus talk. Well, I will tell you that because you interweave faith into real world issues, I am more likely to listen to you than any other commentators. It is clear that mankind apart from God is doomed. We were never meant to traverse this crazy planet without God's leadership. He designed us to need Him. Without the creator our lives just don't work. Jesus is the only hope for any of us. Many will reject Him and race into their own destruction, but many will hear and respond. Keep telling the truth about the wretched political scene because we need to hear it. But, even more, keep talking about Jesus. Don't ever stop. It's why you have been given this platform. Praying for you and your wife.
God works through us when we keep our hearts open. Hopefully we also keep our minds open.
My best wishes for your wife’s continued health