The truth—that which is actually true—always liberates.

“There is only one way to salvation, and that is to make yourself responsible for all men's sins. As soon as you make yourself responsible in all sincerity for everything and for everyone, you will see at once that this is really so, and that you are in fact to blame for everyone and for all things.”

- Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Don’t get me wrong, I still think the inevitable end to Nietzsche’s worldview is incredibly dangerous and will ultimately lead to chaos, specifically, a chaos that can never be tamed – and therein lies the problem. 

Chaos, in and of itself, isn’t something people should avoid. God created mankind to subdue a chaotic world and to have dominion over it. In the Creation account, we see God Himself hovering over chaotic waters, but He manipulates the chaos into something orderly and good. 

As beings created in His image, men and women are to follow their Creator’s actions and bring order to the chaos we see in the world. 

Dostoyevsky masterfully constructs an ensemble of characters who represent several facets of mankind, and through their actions, the reader gains prophetic insight into the inevitable destruction on society and the family unit that absent and careless fathers have; the inexorable madness to which strict rationale leads; the harm of living in denial of the supernatural; and the necessity of the Church to show grace and love, as a child, to those around her, which, in turn, will save society. 

The journey to arrive at this point has been just that – a journey, one filled with many highs and lows, but I can honestly say that God has been so gracious and faithful every step of the way. After all, He is the Master Storyteller, and for those of us who are in Christ, He is our Father and Friend. It doesn’t get much better than having direct access to God Almighty, and the Lord has used the process of publishing this novel to teach me that truth (By the way, He’s still teaching it to me, as you’ll see below.).