In Defense of Different Gifts and Callings

“How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been; how gloriously different are the saints.” That line from C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity echoes in my mind whenever I look at church history and see the breathtaking diversity of God’s people.Next to my prayer bench at home sits a canvas with portraits of 33 men and women from across the centuries whose witness and writings have shaped me. What unites them is their devotion to Christ; what distinguishes them is the many ways