No Perfect People Allowed

Ahh, I liked today's chapter much better than the previous. Chapter 3 is: "Doubter's Wanted - Creating A Culture of Dialogue."

p. 57 "Questions, doubts, and struggles are not the antithesis of faith. The opposite of faith is a decision to not trust God. The man who cried out to Jesus, 'I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief' did not demonstrate faith with zero doubts but a willful decision to trust in God even in the midst of questions and doubts. When leaders come to terms with this interchange between doubts and faith, then we find freedom to create a culture of dialogue."

Yeah, I wish I had more honest doubters in my church. And I undoubtedly need to be more open about my doubts. But I also need to be open about my faith "in spite of" my doubts.

God, I wish I could find some unbelievers to open dialogue with; to help me learn how to listen better, to respect the opinions of those who don't agree with me (especially about you). I want to learn how to interact better with people and value ALL people - for who they are, not because they think and act like I do.

I was really hoping to do this with the Fort Wayne Atheist group, but it appears they are no longer meeting. I wished I had been able to attend a meeting, but something always came up; plus there were several people who wanted to go with me - and I wasn't sure I really wanted some of them there. Because I think the group was probably shut down because there were more Christians there than atheists - and I have a feeling they were Christians who wanted to push their own "agenda." Maybe I'm wrong.

Anyway, had a good day yesterday. Good crowd in church; good lunch afterwards. Supposed to start work on our community pavilion today. I'll be surprised if they do, but they're suposed to anyway.

Work to do. Peace.