What the Headless Horseman Can Teach Us About Faith
by Edie Melson @EdieMelson The heart is more deceitful than anything else, ? and incurable�who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Now that fall is fully upon us, everywhere we look evidence of the season jumps out at us. The trees have donned their colorful best and pumpkins are sprouting grins on every front porch. Halloween candy is littering the aisles at grocery store and kiddos are planning costumes. Along with this, some classics have also come back to haunt us�from It�s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . It�s that classic book by Washington Irving which has caught my mind�s eye this year�or more specifically a character within the book. As I was watching a rerun of Disney�s version, I was struck by how I resemble the Headless Horseman when it comes to faith. The truth is, sustaining faith is based on facts NOT feelings. And when I follow what feels right, I lose touch with the head of my faith. As I write out that thought ...