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~ sparedbygrace@yahoo.com

I recently came across this video. It is thought-provoking and challenging. I have been “steeped” in believing in God since I was a wee bundle of DNA. So, Atheism has never been an option for me. As far as my feeble mind is able to function, it seems to make more sense to profess Gnosticism than Atheism.

There are those who have spent their lifetimes seeking to “prove” the existence or non-existence of God. Each position requires faith. I believe in God. That is where I place my faith. Not only does it make sense, but it provides for values, morals, purpose, and relationship.

Relationship is not very neat. It is messy. My relationship with God has been messy. He has not been messy. I am the one with the limitations. As such, I have had my crises. I have doubted and questioned. I have been contentious with God. If He is omniscient I would have been the one who lost if I had not been honest. He was patient and loved me. Amazing. I would have turned myself into a grease spot. To be honest, I was afraid He would and angry that He did not. He loved me instead. Truly amazing!

Remember, He asked Adam where he was for Adam’s benefit, not His. God knew where Adam was and what Adam had done. God wanted Adam to know where Adam was. God provided and has ever since. I cannot fathom seeking to go it alone and to conclude all is nothing more than random occurrence.

 

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I am Richard Brewer—a Christ-follower, psychologist, husband, father, grandfather (Papa) sometimes writer, and lifelong student of people. For much of my professional life, I've had the privilege of sitting with people as they wrestle with some of life's most difficult questions—questions about faith, suffering, grief, relationships, identity, failure, hope, and what it means to live well. Those conversations have changed the way I see people and the way I understand my own faith. They have taught me that life is rarely as simple as our explanations of it, that people are almost always more complicated than they appear, and that sometimes the wisest response to a difficult question is to empathize and to keep asking better questions. I am a committed Christ-follower, but I am not interested in pretending that Christianity eliminates mystery or that faith means having an answer for everything. Faith invites us to pursue truth honestly, to think deeply, to acknowledge what we do not know, and ultimately to trust the God we do know. Mediocre Meanderings is where I explore some of those questions. I write about faith and psychology, grief and suffering, leadership and relationships, aging and ordinary life—and occasionally whatever else catches my attention along the way. I do not write from the perspective of someone who has figured life out. I write as someone who has lived enough of it to know that I have not. These are my thoughts, questions, observations, and occasional attempts at wisdom. Take what is useful. Challenge what is not. And, if you would like, meander along with me.