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In our first two articles, we talked about how potentially devastating situations—as global as terrorist attacks or as intimate as a broken marriage—can convince us to shrink back from the calling of the gospel. We saw that when things look their darkest, God calls believers to shine the light of Christ more fully, transforming the world through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The following article tells the story of one man who did just that by not letting bitterness or cynicism get the better of him. As you read this article, let the story of Takashi Nagai move you out into the world with the hope of the gospel as well. Let the Holy Spirit convince you that you can be a light in the darkness, and that you can attract other people to that light.
A Day of Fire and Wind. On Wednesday morning, September 8, 1945, Dr. Takashi Nagai left home for the university hospital where he taught and conducted medical research. He wouldn’t be back until the evening of the next day because he was serving on air-raid duty that night. Japan was being bombed regularly by Allied troops, and it was Nagai’s turn to help staff the…
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