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Almost Christian: Living with the Wrong Confidence Chris Altrock – June 26, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 2 in the series Almost Christian

Psychologist Carl Pickhardt writes about fear and the future.[i] He says that before we turn 13 years old, the future is hardly even on our radar screen.  We rarely even think about the future.  From ages 13 to 15, however, we do start thinking about the future.  It suddenly shows up on our radar screen.  [...]

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Doubt: When the Pain of Faith is Too Great (John 20:1-18)

This entry is part 3 of 2 in the series Doubt

During the French Revolution people were being executed every day. Three men were waiting for their death sentences to be carried out.[1] The first one was a priest. As he was brought to the guillotine, he was asked, “Do you have any last words?”  The priest said, “I believe God is going to save me.” [...]

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Doubt: When the Proof of Faith is Too Small

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Doubt

Several years ago I got into a Bible study with a non Christian named Lon.  Lon was a financial analyst who might spend hours at work tracking down one mistake on a financial report.  When he watched television, he carried that same attitude with him.  He always asked questions and looked for errors or mistakes.  [...]

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