Hemingway wrote about fishing with this rugged, stoic intensity — man versus nature, man versus himself, man versus the marlin that refuses to cooperate.

Meanwhile, I’m out here losing theological battles with a trout the size of a Pop‑Tart.

But here’s the thing: Hemingway’s whole point was that struggle reveals character. And Scripture says the same thing:

“…suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” (Romans 5:3–4)