 Some of the stories in the Bible are remarkable, but there's nothing akin to fairy dust and houses made of candy. The Bible doesn't sugarcoat human suffering, corruption, nor the consequences of evil. It never encourages us to close our eyes and pretend that things are better than they actually are. Quite the opposite. Scripture urges us to open our eyes wide and see things clearly. We're not to deny reality, but to confront it. That doesn't sound like some kind of nursery rhyme to me.