Thursday, January 22, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The Beliefs I Was Told I Had to Believe to Be a “Good Christian”
The Beliefs I Was Told I Had to Believe to Be a “Good Christian”
As Paul Tillich once said, "The opposite of faith is not doubt; it is certainty." Faith, if it is authentic, is made of the stuff of doubt. If you do not doubt and ask questions - hard, honest questions - you aren't being faithful to anything but a belief system that isn't even your own. It's just a collection of opinions you feel obliged to argue and defend.
As Paul Tillich once said, "The opposite of faith is not doubt; it is certainty." Faith, if it is authentic, is made of the stuff of doubt. If you do not doubt and ask questions - hard, honest questions - you aren't being faithful to anything but a belief system that isn't even your own. It's just a collection of opinions you feel obliged to argue and defend.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Do You Have an Inner Guide?
Do You Have an Inner Guide?
When you Hear Better, You LEAD Better
When you Listen Better, You LOVE Better
When you Listen Better, You LIVE
Do you have an Inner Guide?
Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#ixzz3O8jP1HYp
Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#GLjxvIMEtfdYpEQK.99
When you Hear Better, You LEAD Better
When you Listen Better, You LOVE Better
When you Listen Better, You LIVE
Do you have an Inner Guide?
Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#ixzz3O8jP1HYp
Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/yourbestlifenow/2015/01/inner-guide.html#GLjxvIMEtfdYpEQK.99
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