Everything that is learned is a matter of faith. In scientific reasoning, there is the function of the idea. Theories, becoming hypotheses, becoming accepted science, becoming solid fact. Histories are written in textbooks, and the world spins on. But with each and every new life, we have to take one major leap of faith. That those before us were not completely, totally wrong. We cannot build on the works of others, if we suspect that

“Heaven?” Cain and Aphrodite looked up. Zeus was there with them, leaning against the well. “What do you mean, Heaven?” Cain shrugged. “Stands to reason. In the Test we have several afterlifes. The Norse and Egyptian mythologies. Plenty of underworlds. Nod is even a reference to someplace East of Eden, untouched by man. But where is Heaven?” “Heaven isn’t a place,” Zeus said. “Neither are a lot of things,” Cain said. “Like gods shooting lightning.”

Is this another Test sent by God? It seems fantastical enough. A black ball, floating above the ocean. Gifting people with powers that rival the Almighty’s. The fact that the Enemy is me. I have believed in Jesus, and His Father, all my life. I thought I had seen the good works, the majesty of the ineffable plan. Walked through paradise. All without hearing a single sound that I could call God’s Voice. Now I