There’s a scripture (Ok, don’t tune me out here) in the Bible where Peter is asked to step out of a boat and walk on water (Matthew 14:22). Many evangelicals focus on the fact that Peter sank when he took his eyes off of Jesus. In other words, they pin point Peter’s folly of focusing on his surroundings instead of keeping his eyes on the only One who could help. I take a different view of that passage. See, there are two things you have to realize. One, there was wind and waves – not the best conditions to get out of a boat. Two, there were eleven other men in that boat. Count them, eleven other men, and it was only Peter who had the courage to get out of the boat despite the turmoil around him. (more…)