smoke and mirrors

briefly, this time... and it's going to be sort of odd. what i'm going to say goes against my character. usually i write on something that i feel strongly committed to, something that lines up with the way i think and feel. this time, it's a little different.

stop questioning your faith...
...unless you have trusted/admired friends who don't.

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believing and be-living

how corny is that title?!

here's the deal: since hundreds of years ago, we Protestant Christians have had this antithesis between 'talking the talk' and 'walking the walk.' the point i want to make in this post, is that this sharp distinction between thinking and doing is not such a strong one. it may even be invalid altogether. put more simply: i'm not sure that you can separate the two, the way i've always been taught.

seriously, haven't you always heard that? "there's a difference between believing in God, and following God. faith without works is dead." (oooh, scripture...)

and which comes first, do you think? believing in God, or obeying Him?

"come on, isaiah... it's so obvious. why are you even asking?"

because oftentimes, the things that are most familiar to us are the greatest barriers to learning.

"what are you saying, exactly??"

i'm saying that believing doesn't necessarily come first, anymore.

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