It has been there for my entire lifetime—a neon sign on a narrow country road piercing the darkness with these simple words—CHRIST IS THE ANSWER. As a child, I used to wonder what kind of magic pen God used to write it on the side of the barn. As a teenager, I drove so fast I did not have time to see it at all. But, as an adult, sometimes I take the long way home so I can make sure it is still there, shining on the foggiest of nights. So out of place in one way and yet, such a revelation in another. CHRIST IS THE ANSWER.

Of course, if Christ is the answer, we must naturally ask what is the question? Specifically, does Christ offer any kind of answers to the questions that you and I might be asking today? I believe He does.

Paul said to the cult-ridden culture of Colosse, “In Christ all t…