beliefs | beliefs
May.19.2013
I was born with a “W H Y” chromosome which is why I’ve been asking questions all my life. Unfortunately, many religious people are threatened whenever you question faith. But, my own opinion is, until you question your faith, you have no faith.
Yes, of course, you may have beliefs. And, many...
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Apr.21.2013
“Doubt is no more disbelief than questions are compromise” (from, The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God).
Until you question your faith, you have no faith. It is true, however, you might have beliefs. But there is a chasm of difference between a believing person and a person of...
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Mar.07.2013
I’m looking out the window on a flight from Louisville to Atlanta where I’m helping a congregation redefine its understanding of mission and then recast a vision for their future.
I’ve been reflecting on the meaning of faith. What is faith?
What I realize today is that, more than at any other time...
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Jan.21.2013
And, you thought faith was all about the stuff you believe! I did for years. I could rattle off what I believed faster than a thirsty runner can down a bottle of water.
“I believe in God!” “I believe the Bible!” “The Bible says it; I believe it; that settles it!” “I believe in the virgin birth...
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Nov.15.2012
It abounds everywhere, doesn't it? Religious people use the word faith so much, you would think they actually knew something about it. Like a person who regularly drives a car, as I and perhaps you do as well or who steps on board an airplane as I do almost weekly. If an alien from another galaxy...
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Sep.30.2012
Pam and I had lunch yesterday at a little restaurant in old Louisville. We were discussing the condition of a friend and family member in a nearby hospital whom we were going to see following lunch. His condition had grown worse and his survival was in question. So, Pam, who’s been recently reading...
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Apr.14.2012
Our spirit is a dimension of insights that persistently talks to us in a language of imagery. Tucked into our everyday experiences, its whispered wisdom can be found when we notice out-of-the-ordinary events, no matter how small and quiet. I’m convinced my spirit loves talking to me through my...
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Apr.06.2012
There are many ways to travel down the river of life. Imagine riding in a boat made from the energy you have gathered from your experiences and relationships as well as the energy you are creating with your beliefs, feelings, and thoughts. Seeing its shape, color, and size would reveal your...
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Mar.20.2012
March 20, 2012
In the exploding, imploding, lonely moments of our childhood abuse, our sense of feeling safe in the world was mortally wounded. Yet our resilient spirit helped us survive by conjuring ways we could take action to protect ourselves in the future.
These ready responses and...
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Mar.15.2012
I had a plan, an intention, a destination. With some good ideas packed in my bag, a little bit of experience for a map, and a tattered journal of research, I felt so ready. I stepped on the path and started my journey.
Like all dreams, I didn’t know exactly where “There” would be, but I had seen...
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