Month: January 2021
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Can We See Through God’s Eyes?
Last week, we looked at a possible definition of faith as trying to see things, people, and life the way God sees them. Living a life of faith would thus mean understanding our lives as God would have us to understand them. This definition seemed to resonate with some, was interesting to others, and fundamentally…
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A New Definition of Faith
In our quest for a working definition of faith, we’ve looked at the origins, the effects, and the qualification of faith. We’ve looked at faith and its relationship to religion, culture, and technology. We’ve looked at faith as it relates to outcome. We’ve looked at the end products of faith, the stages of faith, and…
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Faith With Nothing To Show?
For us, faith is all about outcomes. For us, faith is a currency to be used when needed to get us out of a jam. Faith is like a trump card to be played when all the other cards are spent. For us, faith is a tool. We cannot seem to separate our faith from…
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Tales of Faith: Centurion vs. Disciples
Don: We’ve been studying the subject of faith since the month of August. We’ve come a fair distance, but we’re still looking for a working definition of faith. We’ve been using Hebrews 11 as our curriculum of sorts in looking at faith as evidenced by Old Testament stories of ancient prophets. Today, I’d like to…
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Have We Got Faith All Wrong?
During the last week of March 2020, our church board met to consider what to do about church service in light of a new virus that was sweeping the world. After careful review of all the facts, a decision was made to close the church for gathering and to conduct online services. Several members were…