The Joys of Conception (6): The Joy of Deepening Convictions

There are various ways of stating a certain truth concerning growth in the Christian life. How many of these expressions have your heard? “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” “We are either progressing or retrogressing.” “No man is an island.” “The more you give, the more you receive.” “Eating without exercise kills a man.” Or, a favorite of mine remembered from a bank’s billboard:  “There was a man —they called him mad —the more he gave, the more he had.” In various ways, these and other...