Counterfactual Love
I have a conversion story that some people find entertaining. I think I am a good story teller, and sometimes, I will hear, "Yeah, I just have a boring testimony, if you even want to call it that. I was just baptized and raised in the faith. Nothing crazy." I make it a point, if I ever hear this, that those are stories that really matter. The boring stories where nothing dramatic happens. Those are more important. Why? Because obviously, some people need grace. The guy who murdered his friend in cold blood and found himself in prison for 20+ years, or the drug dealer who ruined many lives, or the porn star who found a way out of the industry, yes, all these people need grace, and it is very obvious that they need saving grace. And often times, these are interesting stories to hear. But the worry is that such stories of conversion downplay the work of Christ in everyone else's life. The worry is that if you didn't lead that bad or crazy or dramatic of a life, you don...