Under the fig free in Milan, God answers Augustine’s prayer. Finally, as Augustine turns to Scripture, he can find rest for his weary soul in the unchanging God of the Bible. In this episode, we discuss Book 8 of Augustine’s Confessions.
My life was changed by someone asking, “how are you?” A new friend placed his hand on my shoulder, his eyes pierced into mine like a loving laser beam, and he said a second time, “how are you, really?” I’ve told this story hundreds of times. It’s central to my testimony. But I realized recently I’ve been telling the story wrong. You see, my life changed afterward — on the car ride home from that ordinary encounter in the hot summer of 2008. As I entered my car and turned on the A/C, my phone did not automatically connect. That...
