How do we explain the apparent weakness of the church in much of the Western world today? One answer is the absence of waiting.

In a collapsing culture, we’re largely left to find our own explanations for life’s meaning and value. By contrast, Jesus and the apostles endorsed the authority and infallibility of Scripture—and their conviction was borne out in their everyday lives. Affirming that the Bible is absolutely trustworthy, divinely inspired, and entirely …