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believe you can move the mountains 

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Faith and Certainty

"I have a lot of faith. But I am also afraid a lot, and have no real certainty about anything. I remembered something Father Tom had told me–that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns."  — Anne Lamott (Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith)

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The Purpose of the Bible

A good quote from a good book by Taylor.  For the source, see the link below.

The whole purpose of the Bible, it seems to me, is to convince people to set the written word down in order to become living words in the world for God’s sake. For me, this willing conversion of ink back to blood is the full substance of faith.

- Barbara Brown Taylor
from her book, Leaving Church

Voice of the Day: Barbara Brown Taylor from God’s Politics Editor
and posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT

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