Posts from September 2018

Dealing with Doubts: Lesson 3, Personal Pain and Determined Faith

Dear parents, Sometimes doubts need rational answers; those doubting sometimes benefit from wrestling with sound assertions and reasoning provided by Scripture, theology, science, and Christian apologetics. But sometimes the last thing a doubter needs is an “answer.” What he or she really needs is the loving presence of Jesus—because when doubts are caused by deep…

Lesson 2: Questions as a Pathway of Discipleship

Dear parents, Lots of factors can contribute to the doubts and spiritual questions teenagers face. Some are logical arguments posed by atheist friends, like “Where is the scientific evidence that God exists?” Some are philosophical questions stirred up by hard-to-face tragedies, prompting thoughts like, “If God is love and is all-powerful, then why did he…