Atheist Sympathizer
I’ve got one more burst on this conversation about doubt and faith to follow up my last post. This all started with an article I recently read at Sojourners in […]
Tag Archives: faith
Certain Doubts
In the Fall of 1988, my friend Dave and I were sitting in a large conference hall listening to a man named Bill Gothard as he shared with us and […]
Following Solomon Into The Dark
I was listening to one of my favorite albums last week and heard echoes of Ecclesiastes. Death Cab for Cutie seemed to be reading Solomon’s notes when they wrote much […]
Popgod Validation
“Is he a Christian?” Memories of my junior year of high school include many conversations about whether or not Bono was a Christian. This was due in large part to […]
Weakly Prayer – In Restlessness
God of Peace, I’m sitting here perfectly still, but not. I am pulled outward, like the spinning of a top. Is that You, who applies this centrifugal force to my […]
Weakly Prayer – For Faith
Lord God, who created mountains with words, and moves those mountains with our faith, We confess that our faith is small; we haven’t moved ourselves, much less any mountains. So […]
Simply Christian: Part 1
Krista and I have joined the rest of our church, St. Bartholomew’s, in reading N.T. Wright’s book, Simply Christian. I’ve enjoyed knowing that this is a unified effort by the […]
Faith Enough
Our pastor preached a message on the first 12 verses of 2 Thessalonians this morning, but I couldn’t get past verse 3. We ought always to give thanks to God […]
Augustine's Problem, and Mine
“As I ‘roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart,’ all my lack was laid before you.” – Augustine, from The Confessions of Augustine When I think of the […]
weakly prayer – for faith
Lord of the blind, I’m grateful that you have chosen to hang around, offering your healing for the scales that cover my vision. I guess you’ve noticed that I’ve desired […]
