But I WANT to believe...

Are UFO's real?  In the strictest sense, yes.  There really are things (objects) that fly (are in the air) that we simply can't identify.  But to be honest, I couldn't identify most of the gruel that was served in my junior high cafeteria either.  No one is debating if UFO's exist or not.  The real question, of course, is what are they and where are they from.  Ya know, the same thing I wonder about RuPaul...  Are they from outer space or another world?  I really don't think so.  My argument is weak, but I'll stand on it nonetheless:  Redemption is for humanity.  Of course, I could be wrong, and heaven could be filled with really cool intergalactic piñatas.  Swing away, Samuel!

What I am sure about, however, is that everyone is desperate to believe something.  Most of us struggle with not quite believing enough or in the right thing.  We sound like a fragile father in Mark 9:24b "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"  We watch shows like Monster Quest and UFO Hunters and Paranormal State because we want desperately to believe that something out there beyond us exists.  It does.  But, we are flooded with cheap counterfeits.  Whole cottage industries are spawned by our desperation to find something "else."  The enemy delights in deflecting our interests.

But logically, what makes more sense, Big Foot or a Creator God?  Depends on what you are prepared to believe...about yourself.  If Big Foot exists, you might just tame him, and even ask him to move in as a cantankerous pet (for the 3 people that actually saw "Harry & The Hendersons."  Seriously, John Lithgow, what gives!?).  If there are Sasquatches, we can control them.  If there are extra-terrestrials, perhaps we can negotiate with them.  We can exert control.  But if there is a truly sovereign God, He must be uncontrollable and in charge.  We hate that.  So like Mulder's famous "X-Files" line, "I want to believe!"  Sure, but only in what you want to control.  God, for many, is Unknown.  Frightening.  Other.

No.  He is Real.  Relevant.  Reachable.  REALLY!  John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.