The Wall

The Christian Soldier collection – May 16, 2023 (8-minute read)

A man walks into a bar. The bartender and his lone customer were having a lively debate. The bartender was an atheist, and the customer was a Christian. They were arguing over whether or not there really is a heaven and a hell. After a minute or two, the bartender said to the man, “Sorry about that, what can I get you?” The man said, “No problem. I love a good debate. I’ll have a beer and some of that popcorn.” The debate resumed. The man listened, occasionally laughing but never spoke. Finally, the customer turned to the man and said, “Hey buddy, what do you believe?” The man responded, “Well, I believe that only one of you can possibly be right. If there is no God, neither of you will ever really know which one. You’ll die and that’s the end of it. If there is a God, both of you will definitely know who was right and one of you will have a big problem.”

I couldn’t resist the temptation to tell it like a joke, but the paragraph above is a true story. I was the man who walked into a ba…