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.
So Jason Boyett and I have been talking about the fact that we're not the only ones
writing about doubt these days.
Women
write me about their doubts, problems.
Not exact matches
My advice - based articles
about how to clarify your calling, overcome self -
doubt, self - promote with style and take immediate action toward making your dreams a reality generated a string of clients and within a couple of months I was earning money both
writing and coaching.
Dominic
writes: It is interesting that virtually everyone I have spoken to
about the Amazon - Whole Foods deal seems to have no
doubt that this alliance will be a success, and by virtue of that annihilate all the other grocers.
In case of any
doubt, Wired also learned that, while at Harvard graduate school (right before dropping out to join Google) Damore
wrote and performed in a skit
about «Microtubule Jerking» and the women who helped with it.
The latest cause for worry, as we
write, is the warning by Standard & Poors that Italy's sovereign debt rating of A + is at risk (a one - in - three chance) of being downgraded in the next 2 years, due to
doubts about the success of the government's debt - reduction program.
«This puts the existing U.S. bladder cancer approval in serious
doubt, and will also, of course, raise market concerns
about Tecentriq's efficacy in other cancer types,» Kepler Cheuvreux analyst David Evans
wrote in a note to investors.
But we at TheTokener will no
doubt write a follow - up article
about our impressions and thoughts
about the episode.
If Judas was even a real person, it's without a
doubt that the stories
about him
written in the bible are woefully inaccurate.
I
write candidly
about doubts about Christianity and my frustrations with current expressions of evangelicalism.
I've
written a whole book
about embracing change and learning from
doubt.
As is often the case when I
write about confronting
doubt or questioning certain theological traditions, I got a message or two urging me to stop asking so many pesky questions and just enjoy the bliss of absolute certainty that should accompany true faith.
So if you have questions and
doubts about what I have been
writing recently, I encourage you to go listen to Greg's sermon.
Are you the one to
write about grief, confession, loving the unlovely, welcoming strangers, shopping christianly or struggling with
doubt?
Yet, while McVeigh rejected God altogether, Breivik
writes in his manifesto that he is not religious, has
doubts about God's existence, does not pray, but does assert the primacy of Europe's «Christian culture» as well as his own pagan Nordic culture.
Yes, I like thousands of highly credentialed scientists from the world's leading academic and scientific institutions who have
written dozens, if not hundreds of books casting
doubt on Evolutionary Theory, I do have our
doubts about evolutionary theory and Darwinism.
With regard to the comments
about Socrates and Plato not existing... I'll add another name: There's some
doubt that Shakespeare was actually the man who
wrote all that has come down in his name...
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.
So, what do you think
about Christians
writing openly
about their
doubts?
When Jason Boyett and I realized we had both
written memoir - style books
about our experiences with
doubt to be published byZondervan in the spring / summer of 2010, we decided to team up rather than compete — an arrangement that has probably worked more in my favor than his, seeing as Jason's already published a shelf - full of books and has earned a reputation for being one of the industry's most thoughtful and humorous voices.
Let me respond as gently as I can by pointing out, first, that Mary's pride of place among, and indeed above, the saints hasn't been in
doubt since the Council of Ephesus, and, second, that anyone who
writes as rhapsodically as I do
about the Mother of God could more justifiably be accused of Mario latry than of Marian understatement.
Like many social conservatives, especially Christian ones, I spend a lot of my time reading and
writing about religious freedom, especially how it might be affected by the legalization of same - sex marriage and the campaign for «gay rights» more generally.Yet at the same time, I harbor
doubts about the position we are staking out.You see, I sometimes think that Justice Scalia's majority opinion in Employment Division v. Smith may have been correct.
So you can imagine my delight when I learned that Jason has
written a book
about his experience with religious
doubt, which will be published by Zondervan in the summer of 2010.
With what we now know
about oral tradition we can not use the time lapse before the Gospels were
written to cast
doubt on their general accuracy, even as we can not guarantee their accuracy in every detail.
The famous novelist, teacher and speaker has
written about her struggles with
doubt in several of her novels.
I wanted to be transparent and honest as I
wrote about my spiritual
doubt, which meant taking risks and removing filters.
In other words, are worship artists pressured to
write songs that will sell instead of ones that are honest
about their
doubts and fears?
Kathy recently
wrote a book
about this, which explains what it means to follow Jesus on the downward path into pain,
doubt, and darkness.
Writing about «Harbor Seals,» also from The Theology of
Doubt, Holden said the poem «charms the reader, even as it tempts the reader into a corner... that will require the reader to make a moral choice as well as to reconsider many other kinds of choices
about what to «believe.»
Moving... I appreciate your kindness and feel your empathy when you
write about the condition of the world outside those walls and there's no
doubt in my mind that we can overcome our differences if we try.
I meant that Patreus is no
doubt writing about how to deal with Muslim extremists.
There is no
doubt, for example, that the late Biblical Book of Proverbs, strongly impregnated with the feeling of Egypto - Grecian Judaism in Alexandria, is largely indebted to The Wisdom of Amenemope,
written about 1000 B.C. Indeed, Proverbs 22:17; 23:11 is an almost verbatim translation of the Egyptian book, and in many other passages the similarity is too close to be mistaken.
On Thursday, I'll
write about how I still struggle with
doubt.
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.
Unless you are absolutely certain that you never want to
write about anything else, avoid chaining yourself to a single topic like church planting, parenting,
doubt, travel, leadership, worship music, social media, etc..
So there can be no
doubt that resurrection appearances were known of by
about 55 AD, at least fifteen to twenty years before Mark was
written.
Kirk Noonan of Convoy of Hope
writes about how an experience of
doubting a Haitian man's ability to successfully dig a well in an arid region relates to the organization's mission.
The old New England family has been made to seem hopelessly dour, somber and lugubrious, but one has
doubts about the picture when he runs upon a letter like this,
written by John Winthrop to his wife in 1637, after they had been married twenty years:
You are also very natural, and in case I am wrong
about that (which I
doubt), that surely would mean that you are a talented writer (which comes down to the same, because who can
write such entertaining and pleasant posts but a warm, sweet person?).
Katy / Mercedes — I don't
doubt that this has been
written about many other places (see also: the dozens of comments here from people who said they learned the technique from a friend or grandmother), but I didn't look to see where because as I mentioned in an earlier comment (# 255), I figured it out on my own (and through the suggestion of a friend from college).
As we
wrote in an earlier post, there is some
doubt about whether arsenal will have the Germany international star Mesut Ozil available for the trip north to face Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, although the hopes are high that the illness which caused the attacking midfielder to be sent home from training will not be a long enough issue to stop him playing.
It might be a bit too early to
write the current season off for Arsenal, especially as we knew that it was going to be a tough start, with the Gunners having played just two Premier League games so far, but after following up the narrowest of victories at home to Leicester City with another loss at Stoke I
doubt there are too many Arsenal fans feeling confident
about our title chances right now.
If you read what I
wrote you would note I'm not bothered
about Jack leaving.Once he HAD POTENTIAL.Not any more.In my opinion Iwobi will NEVER have an ounce of the ability Wilshere showed at the same age and is simply NOT good enough to play for Arsenal.But IF it was a choice against WHICH PLAYER could offer most to the Team it is Wilshere without a
doubt over Iwobi.
Mourinho reportedly
wrote a six - page letter to United last week insisting that he can adhere to their traditional attacking style of play, and if he can change his brand, we reckon Gill would like to see a change, even though he has raised
doubts about the former Chelsea boss in the past.
Much has been said and
written about Mourinho and whilst it is true that he spent heavily in his first spell there can be no
doubting the brilliance of The Special One, nor the fact that he captivates like no other.
Judging by Everton's inability to escape dry spells and their heavy reliance on positive form and momentum, we very much
doubt it will be one to
write home
about.
I had a hard time expressing my mixture of joy and
doubt to anyone except the ladies in my pregnancy after loss support group, and I hadn't yet felt daring enough to
write about it on my blog.
I will
write more
about Tommy's no
doubt but you can read more
about our most recent appointment here.
Love «and follow» the tip
about writing it down (or typing) those little «quotes» that you'll no
doubt forget.