Last night I had a new heartbreaking experience as a father. I had to look my crying son in the face as I knowingly, and lovingly, broke his heart.
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Tid-bits and Trifles on Faith, Culture, and Church from Whitney Clayton
Category Archives: Faith
Steady Faith in a Shifting Culture
Times are changing in our culture. In the past few months we have seen major media outlets demonize a fast food chain president for his Christian beliefs. We have seen a pastor forced out of a national prayer meeting after teaching Biblical values in a sermon delivered twenty years ago. Last week, a professional football play was bullied into canceling an appearance at a church, because the church is on record as supporting a Biblical sexual ethic. It is no longer cool to be Christian.
When the winds of change are howling, it takes deep roots to remain upright.
Faith as Trust
How do you define faith?
As I read, think, and write about Christian apologetics I find this question to be a central issue in the minds and hearts of those who struggle with the idea of God. This only makes sense. Salvation comes through faith, but people I rarely meet someone struggling to receive salvation from God; they usually just struggle to believe in Him.
It is in these instances, when someone wants to believe in God, that we need stop discussing faith, and start discussing God. Faith rarely comes by hearing evidence. It sometimes comes by understanding propositions. It usually comes by experience. It always comes with a love for a person – that person is God.
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