Category: doubt

  • doubt that is bigger than ants

    A while back I remember reading a little phrase that stuck with me because it needed to be mulled and pondered and reflected on: “Doubts are the ants in the pants of faith. They keep it awake and moving.” Apparently it was Frederick Buechner who wrote that in Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC. I found it amusing, and…

  • when in doubt…

    I think my favourite Old Testament personality is Elijah. I’m not sure what made me think of that, but he is. It’s because he is so… human. One minute he is on a spiritual high – confronting false gods and royalty, the next he is running for his life. He is even petulant with God.…