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January 26, 2007

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Have You Considered Just Building a Better World?

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Statement of Faith

The Book of Hebrews says that faith is the “substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Faith is described as substance, therefore it should be substantial. Faith must be concrete. Faith must be real, and practical, and applied to real life, real pain, and real suffering. Faith is more than belief, it is a life that emerges from an ultimate concern that grips our hearts and minds. Faith is not a salve to our angst but rather the very force that pulls our attention toward the world’s pain Faith is learning to live without knowing, it is a humbling knowledge of our unknowing. Faith is a verb. Faith, as a verb, is a response to the proclamation of truths such as resurrection, forgiveness, or the hope of the Kingdom of God. These preached realities are not so much external realities that we know and point to as they are present realities when we respond to in living, faithful action. It is faith we find in Jesus, who stood with the poor and identified fully with...

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