Lately, my thoughts have been heavy on John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress—the story of Christian, a man who leaves everything familiar behind to journey toward the Celestial City. The story has always resonated with me, especially the way Christian must leave behind a family who does not understand his plight in pursuit of Christ. One of my favorite lines comes when Christian says:

“To go back is nothing but death; to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it. I will yet go forward.”