Article: Things that fail to explain amazing grace; lives whose stories walk the line between meaning and mystery.

Lives whose stories walk the line between meaning and mystery

There is the suspicion among even the most hardheaded people I know that their experiences cannot always be explained by genetics or coincidence or their own wills. These are people who never saw spooks in the night or UFOs. They do not consult the psychic hot line for what the stars portend. Some of them barely believe in God, others try not to, but all of them have told me stories of strength and courage, forgiveness and insight the reasons for which they cannot delineate.

The believers among my friends have an easier time with it. They name it grace: God chasing us in all our endeavors, even ...

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