Tag: Religion and Spirituality
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You Know That Fear Thing
Having a religious upbringing didn’t give me the tools to reconcile faith and fear. Faith and fear were considered mutually exclusive. In fact, I can recall sermons where I was told that lack of faith was sinful. I can even find the relevant scripture. So all in all, to doubt or to be afraid was…
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Faith Challenges and Understanding
At home I have a religious plaque on which is written: “Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe but believe that you may understand (St Augustine).” Until recently, I thought it meant that I overcame challenges through faith and received understanding at the end. Hopefully instantly 🙂…
Andrew James Whalan 