The Bible says, “If you faint in the day of adversity, your faith is weak” (Proverbs 24:10). Notice that scripture does not make excuses for fainting; it simply exposes the reality that faith is weak.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Dan McClellan has spent much of his life learning—and relearning—what the Bible and ...