I have, for a long time, really enjoyed Christian philosophical writers like C.S. Lewis, Chesterton and even Max Lucado. They have a great way of explaining truths in a way that is thought-provoking and still enjoyable to read.
So I have a collection of thoughts and writings that I’ve managed to create over the years. At one point I decided to put some of those thoughts into a book that I called “Houses with No Doors.” I paired the writings with these simple line-art drawings that I did with a WaCom tablet (the height of tech at the time), and then got a bunch printed through lulu.com.
Below is the entry that started the whole idea:
Imagine a large home with no doors or windows; no view whatsoever to the outside. Now, imagine a group of people—maybe a few dozen—born into captivity in the home. They are given control and full use of all facilities in the home. Things go well for a while, but eventually they begin to wonder what happens outside. A few members start bouncing theories about what happens outside the walls, and draw small cliques away from the larger group. Two people claim to have caught a glimpse through a small crack in the wall, and are offering peeks for a small fee. One person claims to be from outside the walls; tells everyone the house is wrapped in barbed wire; then offers the only safe passage to the other side.
Now, whichever of these theories is correct is immaterial to the moral of the story, as the only real truth is that, of all the theories, only one accurately describes what is outside. Regardless of what any one person’s theory is of what exists outside; there is still only one truth that describes what does, indeed, exist outside.
