Worship with Hope and Trust

Suppose doubt is not indicative of a lack of faith but of loosely holding our convictions and being willing to change our current position when given new evidence. My friend Carl, a pastor, posted the following in a recent Facebook post: “I’d much rather be around people who are honest about their doubts than to be surrounded by people who are absolutely certain that all of their beliefs are true.” I shared the entire post on my own Facebook page and many people responded with such sentiments as “I wish I could go to that church!” and one person even wondered aloud if the church was a place where they could ever feel safe questioning the faith.

For many years I’ve hosted a birthday party—for myself! Sound a bit strange? That’s why January isn’t a dour month of post-holiday sadness in our family, because we celebrate not only our wedding anniversary but also my birthday.
I got the idea from a mentor friend, a lovely woman who shines with the love of Jesus.