Here was a thinking person who had hit the great intellectual hurdle of Christian faith. How does anyone come to believe that another human being-who put his shoes on one foot at a time just like the rest of us-is the divine Son of God?

Blind faith is dangerous faith.

Consider the people who read The National Enquirer and believe it - and the folks in the Heaven's Gate cult dying to meet their space ship and those in Garland waiting for God on channel 18.

Here are people who have given their minds away. They are no longer thinking for themselves - challenging, questioning, and thereby growing in understanding.

I've noticed something about Jesus. He never called for blind faith. He spent his life teaching, explaining, working to help people see more clearly the divine reality.

Jesus raised questions, challenged old assumptions, pushed people to think about their faith.

As this church member briefly raised the question of the divinity of Jesus and moved on out the church door, I felt good that someone was taking faith seriously enough to ask the hard questions.

Let me tell you something about the Gospel: It can take the questions!

If Jesus really is Lord, this truth will stand up to examination. An honest, open-minded search into reality will lead us to the Cross - and beyond to the Resurrection.

For the Gospel is not strange, unnatural, or - in today's terms - unscientific. It is, in fact, the only thing that makes complete sense of the reality we experience.

We don't come to faith by ignoring the evidence; if we examine the evidence - and look at the fullness of human experience - we will be led toward faith.

Reason alone cannot lead us all the way, for reason will not give us the power to love and forgive. That power comes from God. That is always the work of the Holy Spirit.

Reason will not lead us to faith - but it will lead us in that direction.

So if you are looking for Truth, keep up an honest search.

When you get close enough - God will do the rest.

Be in church somewhere this Sunday. And take your questions with you. There is room at the Cross for those who are still searching.