In praise of doubt? (via John Meunier’s Blog)

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John asks some great questions and I offered several thoughts on the nature of certainty in his comments. Carry on the conversation there, but I commend this to your reading.

In the new Circuit Rider (thanks to Katie Z for the shout out), retired elder Willard "Buzz" Stevens writes with pain and passion about doubt and disbelief. He tells stories about clergy and laity who have given up prayer because they no longer believe God listens or cares or acts. He writes of his own struggles with doctrines of the Virgin Birth and the Trinity. Stevens asks for our worship and ministry to embrace the doubters and disbelievers i … Read More

via John Meunier's Blog

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Jay Voorhees is a pastor, writer, and community activist located in Nashville, TN. Jay currently is the pastor of the City Road Chapel United Methodist Church in Madison, TN, and is engaged in helping to connect others to the example and teaching of Jesus Christ and to take seriously Christ’s call to love our neighbors in radical ways. Jay is the co-founder of The MethoBlog, a site that aggregates the writings of Methodist-related bloggers throughout the world, and is the former managing editor of The United Methodist Reporter. Jay has been involved in the United Methodist Church at both the local and national level since 1988. Jay is also the owner of Only Wonder Media, a boutique book and media publisher.

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