Admitting that we might not feel, might not believe, this faith, which many of us have professed as long as we can remember, is not generally discussed at church. Yet, the feelings associated with these inner doubts – guilt, shame, pride, fear, inadequacy – run the gamut and must be addressed. When dealt with, doubt is of the greatest of spiritual blessings. It purifies the soul, calls us to leave the carnality of religion, and embrace the essence of faith.
The Nothing, a force of subtle, creeping compromise, tears away at the human soul, eroding our very identity until we are nothing more than a thread of the person we once were. Is there hope against this powerful force?
“How you describe something depends on what your measurement tools are.”
So I’ve been hooked on the Science Channel of the past year or so. Perhaps it’s my affinity for all things Star Trek or a feeble attempt to cover the fact that I never pulled better than a “C” in any college Science course I [...]