thoughts from someone dealing with doubt
Posted in Prayer of the Week on Apr 26th, 2009
Lord, I am tired and weary of this struggle. Day after day I keep searching with no progress and if that wasn’t enough, the time I have to devote to studying and researching is getting shorter and shorter. Lord please don’t make this so tough, please be merciful on me. I sense the black clouds [...]
Posted in Prayer of the Week on Apr 19th, 2009
Jesus please seek this stranger who has wandered from the fold of God. Please rescue me from the danger of unbelief and doubt. Guard my heart from judging others and letting hypocritical actions influence my decision whether you are real or not. Let me get a glimpse of the big picture, and [...]
Last year, Easter was pretty depressing. For those who aren’t struggling with doubt/unbelief it might be hard to understand. But take a walk in a doubter’s shoes. The faith one once took for granted is gone. The faith that made sense of the world is gone. The faith that gave [...]
I added a new plugin that displays a random quote on the bottom right of the page. So finally there will actually be something smart and worth reading here . If you have a favorite quote relating to doubt, faith, skepticism, etc. please send it in or put it in the comment section [...]
Posted in Prayer of the Week on Apr 12th, 2009
God, I want to find you. Show me how. I’m listening.
I like to think about the cosmic perspective. It is so easy to forget our place in this universe; that we are just specs on the earth, not to mention our solar system, galaxy, and universe. The size and magnitude of it all is mind blowing. It is just so hard to [...]
Posted in Audio on Apr 8th, 2009
If you’re like me, I’m always trying to make my long commute more productive. Here is a full MP3 reading of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. This is a classic that is usually mentioned when one is investigating Christianity. There are somethings I don’t agree with Lewis, but he makes many great points and [...]
Posted in Prayer of the Week, Scripture on Apr 5th, 2009
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
Be not far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is none to help.
I am poured out [...]