Monthly Archives: November 2017

November 30–Faith: Unseen Things

It strikes me that faith is called upon for unseen things more often than we sometimes think. The doctor says to take this pill. Someone says to you that what you thought you understood about them was not true, and … Continue reading

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November 28–Faith: Face to Face

I’ve seen some ugly “conversations” on social media.  I notice that we tend to be quicker to say things on social media than we do face to face. Is this about personal cowardice?  Do I not have the “fortitude” to … Continue reading

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Faith: Learning from each Other

As a trusting relationship, faith is constantly asking me to stretch beyond my own comfort.  My comfort, if I am being honest, is ensconced by being white, by being a man, and by being straight.  Two of those three things … Continue reading

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Faith: Gratitude

Faith means trust.  Faith is better a verb than a noun.  Faith is acting in relationship to others placing our hearts into the action, acting on and living out of the places where our hearts are. Recently I was told, … Continue reading

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Faith: Distributed Trust

I have written here that faith is trust.  I have also written that faith may be more useful to us as a verb than as a noun:  to place one’s heart upon something, to engage in life in the present … Continue reading

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Faith: Now

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. – Buddha I find in many Buddhist teachings something that strikes me as “how to practice faith.” Faith is often understood … Continue reading

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Faith: Trusting the Darkness

The days are growing darker as we enter into winter.  I feel the darkness speaking to us. In darkness, edges and definitions disappear.  When I get up in the dark morning, the edges that define shoes on the floor, the … Continue reading

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