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Week 39: Faith

Working Miracles

Working Miracles

You may wonder why a non-theist is writing to endorse the idea of miracles. Simply, miracles are as available to me as to anyone else. The difference is that I do not interpret them as other-worldly ... Read More about Working Miracles

Overcoming Doubt

Overcoming Doubt

The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. [Sylvia Plath, Letter, June-July 1953.] Sometimes we can be so frozen by doubt or fear that we cannot act: maybe we are unable to ask the girl out or sign ... Read More about Overcoming Doubt

Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal

Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal

Ye who believe in affection that hopes and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition, still sung by the pines of the ... Read More about Keeping Fidelity; Being Loyal

Relying

Relying

Reliance is the child of the two parents, trust and confidence. We are more likely to rely on someone, or something, we think and believe is likely to bring about a desired result. ... Read More about Relying

Being Confident

Being Confident

Confidence is the thought-element of faith. Often this is an intuitive thought, which is easily confused with an emotion. When we think an effort may work out, we could say that we have confidence in ... Read More about Being Confident

Trusting

Trusting

Trust, confidence, reliance and fidelity are elements of Faith. Strangely, though, Faith is at its most creative when all its elements are absent. When one feels that all hope is lost - does not trust ... Read More about Trusting

Living Faithfully

Living Faithfully

Faith is better seen as an action, more than as a belief. Faith is taking the first step, though you do not see the whole staircase. It is acting to open life's possibilities, acting for the good ... Read More about Living Faithfully

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