Dr. Collins has a PhD in chemistry as well as an MD. He led the Human Genome Project, was the Director of the National Institutes of Health under three presidents, and founded BioLogos. His latest book is a reflection on his life and career as well as a call to action to seek wisdom and healing in our society.

"These four essential goods - truth, science, faith, and trust - are not opposed to one another as they might appear when we allow them to be crudely politicized (p25)."

"As we seek to find our footing on the road to wisdom, science offers the chance to uncover truths of nature that can help us (p130)."

"In a recent survey by Barna Group, a Christian research organization, hypocrisy was the number one reason cited by nonbelievers that made them skeptical of Christianity. But just behind that was the sense that the church is antagonistic to science (p137)."

"'Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair' (p178)."

"We are living in a dark time. But as Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that' (p237)."

Closing Thoughts:

I hope many read this book to gain insight from such a well-respected, long-time civil servant who has been part of numerous near-miraculous medical breakthroughs. I really appreciate the heart behind this book but found its author more optimistic than me.