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I grew up rural, where church and community were almost the same thing. Now I live in a city where the questions are sharper, and sometimes I feel like I belong halfway in both places.
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I grew up rural, where church and community were almost the same thing. Now I live in a city where the questions are sharper, and sometimes I feel like I belong halfway in both places.
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Has anyone else had to navigate a rural-to-urban faith shift without turning either world into a caricature?
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What has helped me is refusing the easy superiority story. Both places shaped me, and both have things to grieve and things worth carrying forward.
Following up from the thread about losing certainty without losing faith
I do not think doubt makes someone less faithful. Sometimes it just means they are finally telling the truth about their life.
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I do not think certainty is the measure of faithfulness. Sometimes staying honest is the holier thing.
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