I don't know if you will find my explanation helpful or not, but I try not to
think about faith as a percentage or a degree.
Of the teens who had some interest in
learning about their faith, the majority reported that their congregation did a fairly good or excellent job at teaching them what they wanted to learn.
It has become cliché to talk
about faith as a journey, and yet the metaphor holds.
Because whatever I'm unsure of, whatever I don't
know about faith, I do know this: if it isn't honest, it doesn't count.
We don't hear very
much about faith from those outside the church, or from those who lack power or credentials within it.
I have been trying to answer my son's questions
about my faith for some years now and in trying to do so have had to seriously look at what I believe.
He has been open
about his faith on social media and also at the One Love Manchester concert held after the Manchester attacks.
She admitted thinking speaking
openly about her faith could damage her career, «It's like a personal thing,» she said.
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He also clearly loves a
lot about his faith, like the sense of fellowship and the sincere efforts to understand and explain the deeper meaning of life.
Eventually my experiments and discoveries led to me writing a
book about my faith journey and how we celebrate the church year in our home.