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Reflections at an ordination

There is no sure-fire recipe guaranteed to produce faith, Ronald Byars writes. Maybe that’s why so many testify that their faith came as a gift.

Religion

Maybe you know of a family a little bit like this one:

Both the parents are Presbyterian elders. A daughter is a pastor known to be an effective preacher. Her brother describes himself as agnostic. The question seems more pressing than ever these days: Why do some people have faith? And others don’t?

The religious authorities in Jesus’ day had grown impatient. They wanted him to declare himself openly, directly, unambiguously:...

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