Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns. Anne Lamott “Trust for a miracle with all your heart” is not exactly what Solomon wrote. He did write, however, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart” (Proverbs 3). Trusting in him helps me live peacefully …
What About Faith? (Part 1)
We can know some of the principles on which God operates and thus can trust him despite appearances, but we are simply not in a position to know most of the relevant facts that would explain the specifics of his interaction in any given instance. Gregory Boyd I prayed and prayed for my marriage to …
TRUST ME, FORGIVE, AND LEAVE THE JUDGING TO ME
[This is the third of fourteen passages that sustained me in the while in the dark.] Psalm 37:3-9 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your …
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EVEN IF IT SEEMS LIKE I’M AGAINST YOU, TRUST ME
[This is the second of fourteen passages that sustained me in the while in the dark.] Though He slay me, yet will I trust him. Job 13:15 Besides Psalms, Job was my favorite book on which to muse while inside the deepest section of the tunnel. I like to think of Job as the Bible’s “Biggest …
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“Jobian”…
[Another random selection from the memoir I'm finishing up...] We ignore the ambiguity that accompanies our finitude, and thus we claim to know what we can't know. We reduce the unfathomable complexity of the cosmos to the capacity of our finite minds. When we do this, we invariably end up blaming God or indicting victims. …
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