doubt
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It is common to misrepresent doubt as antithetical to a life of faith. But it is essential to it, and therefore, not something we ought to fear.
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In dealing with faith and doubt, people often make it into a singular, either/or debate between the two rather than recognize that both are necessary.
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When Jesus appears to the disciples in the Upper Room, he invites us to question why we choose to protect ourselves from him.
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It’s easy to read this gospel and think it is about Peter’s lack of faith. But that is reading it completely backwards.
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In the resurrection stories of Easter, we encounter, not just the risen Christ, but the doubt of the disciples.
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Thomas isn’t the paragon of doubt. He shows us how belief goes way beyond our narrow, post-enlightenment framing.