the doves he noticed doing so when a sudden noise disturbed their tranquillity (Ps. 55:6). This was not wise (for it is often not God’s plan that we run away from trouble), and Pan’s memorable line, while it makes for good fantasy, is decidedly unwise as a healthy philosophy of life. Some Christians approach their reading of the Bible a bit like Alice (looking for the pictures), or else like Pan (avoiding the difficult bits in favour of the well-known and familiar). Fans of Alice will be drawn to
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