: walking the gangplank

Every journey—including the journey upon which we BSSers have embarked—begins with initiative, lots of risk, and a leap of some kind. Consider early water transport. Boats were made of bundles of reeds, logs that were lashed together, animal skins stretched across timbers, even large pot-like structures. Regardless of what material the ship is made of, you can’t “board” any ship without taking risks—either a jump from land to ship across an expanse of water, or gingerly negotiating some sort of narrow ramp known as a gangplank.

It was Martin Luther who said of faith, “the person who doesn’t have faith is like someone who has to cross the sea, but is so frightened that he does not trust the ship. And so he stays where he is, and is never saved, because he will not get on board and cross over.” The test of faith is getting on board. Once we are aboard, our authentic pursuit of the Creator, our honest intellectual investigation of this Intelligent Designer will be rewarded. God says: “If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me.” Jeremiah 29:13
Are you on board?