tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post5530284622462184143..comments2024-03-28T10:46:45.260-04:00Comments on The AC is On: That Isn't What Faith MeansAnvilcloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-87422551972905085702018-02-28T22:00:54.752-05:002018-02-28T22:00:54.752-05:00Such a condescending remark -- to imply that witho...Such a condescending remark -- to imply that without faith, one has no purpose in life. I am a non-believer but have never felt purposeless or hopeless. I try to live my life fully and treat others kindly. I like the saying (don't know its origin) "Live as if you would live forever and live as if you would die tomorrow." Also I like the Zen master's response to the student who asked how to live a good life: "Brew the tea properly; make the room cool in summer and warm in winter."Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-33045623580897944142018-02-26T18:22:01.798-05:002018-02-26T18:22:01.798-05:00I think you are talking more about trust! I trust ...I think you are talking more about trust! I trust that my brakes will work. Otherwise, one panics.<br />Faith I associate more with religiosity. Confidence in a system of faith. I've lost all confidence in organized religion. sigh.<br />Thoughtful post!<br />Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-42442376148438761642018-02-26T12:00:25.590-05:002018-02-26T12:00:25.590-05:00i love my life, i have great purpose in my life, e...i love my life, i have great purpose in my life, every single day....and i have faith that my brakes will work, every, single time. enough said!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-74954653639013462772018-02-26T08:38:19.124-05:002018-02-26T08:38:19.124-05:00"Without faith, how do you find purpose in li..."Without faith, how do you find purpose in life?" Whoever wrote that obviously has already closed their mind to any alternatives. Every church or type of religion has their iron-clad idea of what faith is and does that mean that you find your purpose in life by following what they preach ...no matter what that is? I much prefer to find purpose in life by keeping an open and inquisitive mind ... not easy in this horrendous political era ... but critical. Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-72265251856504579442018-02-25T15:11:20.742-05:002018-02-25T15:11:20.742-05:00My understanding is that Christian faith IS faith ...My understanding is that Christian faith IS faith because you trust in that which you cannot see and cannot be proven. Hence the term “leap of faith.” You trust because you believe, not because it can be proven.Silver in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501467853392916885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-34744843534426123502018-02-25T12:05:11.313-05:002018-02-25T12:05:11.313-05:00I have a relative who was a staunch Catholic. When...I have a relative who was a staunch Catholic. When her grandson ended up being blind, she lost her faith because she couldn't understand why God would do this. People always ask God to grant them wishes, to keep them safe, etc. Sports teams ask God to help them win. What if both teams ask for the same thing? What about all the wars? What about the Holocaust? What about all the nature related tragedies? It bothers me when people on TV say God saved them from a certain catastrophe when so many other people died. Are they inferring that God loved them more than all the others who perished? Sigh... I'm sorry I got off on a tangent here.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-69684956186698631692018-02-25T09:40:22.396-05:002018-02-25T09:40:22.396-05:00Syria
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Much of the African co...Syria<br />North Korea<br />Jerusalem<br />Much of the African continent<br /><br />Etc.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998770.post-6785477509790009222018-02-25T08:43:09.517-05:002018-02-25T08:43:09.517-05:00I’d say my mother lived the religious faith kind, ...I’d say my mother lived the religious faith kind, and to a lesser extent, my father. He was quieter about it anyway. <br /><br />We hear about faith in the system etc. which is not as demanding of faith as the religious type. All require trust. There isn’t much people can trust these days. Faith of any kind can be a challenge today.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.com