«By the end of the year many of those factors will be clear,» he said
about doubts over whether the bank will be able to deliver enduring profitability and the impact of new regulations.
If you hew to the party line and never tell
me about your doubts, resistance, questions, fears, etc. — you've lost all credibility for me.
He encourages not only a safe discussion
about my doubts and questions, but also establishes an atmosphere where I can be myself, let loose and even make new friends with the other students.
Kristine and I talked for a while after the ceremony was over —
about our doubts, about our fears, and about how sometimes taking the Bible seriously means confronting the parts we don't like or understand and sitting with them for a while, perhaps even a lifetime.
I write candidly
about doubts about Christianity and my frustrations with current expressions of evangelicalism.
This person had no idea how much hell I've taken from people in my evangelical community for writing
about my doubts, my questions related to heaven and hell, my views on biblical interpretation and theology, and my support for women in ministry and other marginalized people in the Church.
When I opened up
about my doubts about Christianity, close friends suddenly grew distant.
Where I opened up
about the doubts I had at the time.
All of this points to what I hope is a trend toward talking more openly
about doubt and acknowledging the vital role it can play in shaping our faith.
Either the folks at Zondervan are having a collective faith crisis, or the evangelical community is finally opening up
about doubt.
I feel insecure
about my doubts, so I criticize certainty as arrogant or naïve.
So Jason Boyett and I have been talking about the fact that we're not the only ones writing
about doubt these days.
I encountered this recently after I spoke to a group of youth
about doubt.
I know we have spent a lot of time talking
about doubt here, and I promise to take a break from the subject over the next few weeks.
The pastor who told his congregation the truth
about his doubts.
Commenting
about the doubts Mother Teresa experienced, Gumpel asked, «Do not these researchers understand that periods of doubt, and even severe trials of faith, have affected some of the Church's greatest saints — St. John of the Cross, Therese of Lisieux — and that persevering and overcoming them is considered one of the signs of sanctity?»
Some other posts
about doubt you might like: Dear John, Why Do You Find It So Easy to Believe?
It was a place where it was OK to be honest and open
about doubts and struggles.
As for the Christian imperative to share the gospel, Vine say it's often «better to be kind than to be right» and that in his experience being honest
about our doubts is more authentic to others than cast - iron certainty.
Why should it not be honest, even
about its doubts?
This passage speaks to
me about doubt, and about the very natural doubt that we have about the existence of God.
Besides that, you can ask me anything — about writing, about theology, about politics, about small - town life, about the blog, about The Mission, about monkeys, about Alabama Crimson Tide football,
about doubt, about faith, about music, about movies, about publishing, about life.
The narrative
about doubting Thomas is technically not a sign, for Thomas is only asked to believe the evidence of his eyes (Jn 20, 29).
As I prepared for my talk, I struggled to know exactly what to say to a group of seventeen and eighteen - year - olds
about doubt.
They wish to talk
about their doubts religion, so that is what the hotline is going to do in helping them.
To ask a clergy member
about doubting your faith is like asking a butcher if meat is good for you.
While Thomas was clear
about his doubt («unless I see the print of the nails Matthew didn't say why they doubted — or what they doubted.
So, what do you think about Christians writing openly
about their doubts?
In this passage, James is talking
about doubt in the context of praying for wisdom, in the context of action.
I've learned that being open
about your doubts makes you a magnet for other doubters, which is wonderful.
I've honestly had readers tell me that they'd love to read my book, but worry about what their friends or family might think when they see them reading a book
about doubt.
In other words, are worship artists pressured to write songs that will sell instead of ones that are honest
about their doubts and fears?
When you pick something that is so strongly established as the approximate age of the earth and start talking
about doubting that as «free thought» you're rejecting the whole field of science upon which modern scienfific progress is built.
I knew that writing openly
about my doubts about Christianity would invite questions about whether I had any business doing so in light of believers whose faith might be upset by them.
Maybe the people who feel guilty
about doubting Jesus will displace their anger at themselves against any skeptic that raises the possibility and causes the doubts to resurface.
With folks like me, Jason Boyett, Nick Fielder, and Drew Marshallspeaking openly
about our doubts, it's easy to see how some might wonder if doubt has become just another element of «hipster Christianity,» a cool word to throw around like «authentic» or «winsome.»
And I take back what I said before
about doubting you if you are indeed caffeine - free — your recipe for clams with choricho breadcrumbs has won my little heart.
Marcus didn't tell a soul on the 49ers
about his doubts, either.
The Arsenal boss has already spoken
about the doubts over Welbeck's ability to play two games in quick succession so can Hodgson and England rescue this potential Arsenal striker crisis?
Talk to her and ask
about any doubts or fears she may have.
I'd love to hear
about the doubts and confusion you might have felt at first, about learning something that is completely different to the way our culture deals with children's upsets.
Trump said that news outlets have lied
about him doubting the intelligence community «when in fact I am a big fan,» as a top aide rejected a published report that the president - elect is planning to overhaul a top U.S. spy agency.
When we think
about doubts over evolutionary science, we tend to think of the highly politicised views of young Earth creationists in the US.
If you have the nerve, this is a good opportunity to press your interviewer
about any doubts she or he might have.
What are they doing
about those doubts?
I am finally getting a chance to respond and see you already have a new post
about doubting your choice to show such a low - key outfit.
Women write
me about their doubts, problems.
The more we talk
about our doubts and discuss the facts, the stronger interracial relationships will be.