For me, biblical resilience is preparing the disciple for the path rather than preparing the path for the disciple. Instead of handing out a twelve step plan, Jesus embodied the word for disciples to follow and gave them a third of heaven’s resources, his Holy Spirit.

We have this same resourcing for our personal transformation today, as we embody Christ and change the world around us. Our identity must be based in his word in order to overcome the rejection of the world. Our conviction on the authority of the bible must not sink so low to the cynical culture wars of our time, but rise above the status quo in joyfully accepting God’s word and God’s children, both lost and found.