For many followers of Christ, living in America today is like living in a strange land. We feel like aliens who have awakened in a hostile environment toxic to our faith. We need a sure word to help us understand how to survive—or, more than that—how to thrive in the new circumstances confronting us. The problems seem overwhelming—racism, terrorism, family breakdowns, abortion, same-sex marriage, pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking, and on and on. It’s easy to think we are facing a situat...