Harold F. Bermel tells of driving through Pennsylvania Dutch Country with his daughter and seven‑year‑old grandson. They passed an Amish horse and buggy, and the grandson asked, “Why do they use horses instead of automobiles?”

Bermel’s daughter explained that the Amish didn’t believe in automobiles.

After a few moments, the grandson asked: “But can’t they see them?”(1)

I’d say that’s a reasonable question, wouldn’t you? Once you’ve seen something with your own eyes, it’s hard not to believe in it. That’s why followers of Christ are so often considered fools. We believe in a God we cannot see, in a Savior who performed miracles and came back from the dead, and a Holy Spirit who lives in us and guides us in the way of truth and of love. No wonder so many people reject our faith.

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