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God Among the Doubts

THE ROOM FULL OF MINISTERS hushed when I asked, "Is there anyone here who has never once doubted the reality and truth of Christianity?"

One minister raised his hand.

"Do you mean to tell me that you have never once," I pressed, "in all of your life had at least one small doubt that Christianity might not be true?"

"That's right," he replied. "I have never had a single doubt—not one."

I thought to myself that he was either a dullard or a liar but thought better of enunciating my thoughts. I gave some innocuous response and continued leading the prayer time. Later, as I reflected on his remark, I considered that a third option probably existed. Perhaps it was possible for someone to have such simple, childlike faith that doubts never occurred. I would not know. I am not one of those persons.

My wife, Julie, might be one.

"Why do you ask so many questions?" she often asks. "Why can't you just accept the Bible at face value and believe it?"

"It is not that simple," I reply.

Once upon a time it was. ...

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