Dr. Brian Toews’ Blog

I have been reading on focal living for my Worldview Conference seminar. One of the interesting ideas I came across was how risk is an important part of our engagement with the creation. Think about the risk involved in playing sports virtually. There is none. But playing sports on a field or court involves all kinds of risk for bodily injury. How much does the technological world bar us from the risks that come with living? How does this impact the development of important virtues like courage and faith? Serving Christ is not safe nor is it intended to be safe. We do not know what awaits us - love or hatred, life or death, mourning or dancing. In Ecclesiastes the Preacher tells us that anything can lie before us as we walk in this world. The most frequent exhortation in Scripture is "Do not fear." Don't try to escape a world full of risk; live in it. Fear not and take refuge in the Lord.