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My questions feel more honest than my old certainty did

I used to know exactly what to say about God, scripture, and what faithful people were supposed to believe. Now I am less certain, but I also feel less false.

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Rachel Mercer

I used to know exactly what to say about God, scripture, and what faithful people were supposed to believe. Now I am less certain, but I also feel less false.

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Does losing certainty always mean losing faith, or can it be the beginning of something truer?

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Naomi Ellis

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For me it was the beginning of a faith that could survive real life. Doubt stopped feeling like betrayal once I let honesty matter more than performance.

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David Kim

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A quieter faith can still be real. It just sounds different than it used to.

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David Kim

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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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