Trust

Christians trust God and his Word – even when our experience from time to time seems to belie those truths. And postmodern non-Christians trust experience – even when a multiplicity of experiences point to different, contradictory truths.

Experience tends to be the more fickle master, but knowing this will not shake a postmodern’s trust. And we all live our daily lives putting our trust in truths (we don’t jump off buildings, we give our pasta time to cook, we don’t expect our lover to always please us), but knowing this will not shatter a postmodern’s trust.

Indeed arguments of any sort don't persuade people to shift their trust. What's needed is for them to see Christians living under the one, true God and to be witness to the goodness and coherence of that life.

Thanks to Christos for getting me thinking along this path.