Someone has said, “Given a strong hub, a person can take a surprising number of shocks and bumps on the outer rim without sustaining permanent damage.”
Jesus Christ is the only hub sufficient for the rough and rocky road of life. For three years Martin Niemöller survived the horrors of Dachau: the smells of burning flesh and the sights of walking dead men. For three years this German pastor who dared to defy Adolf Hitler was kept in solitary confinement in the world’s worst concentration camp.
“How could you stand it without losing your sanity?” an interviewer asked Pastor Niemöller years later. “A man doesn’t realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test,” Niemöller answered confidently. Then he...