The Narrow Bridge

We always knew that the Common Grace Bridge was not safe for travel. When the Synod of the Christian Reformed Churches in 1924 hastily strung this trestle on the well-known “three points” in order to bridge the gap between the church and the world, they issued the warning: Danger, go Slow! The bridge had been constructed from such vague blue prints, and was strung in such a hurry, that the builders were instructed to continue laboring on it in order to improve its construction. An order which...