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Perfect in Weakness: Faith and Doubt in the Christian Life

September 12, 2023January 10, 2024 Nicolas Varner

Faith is not the absence of doubt, just as courage is not the absence of fear; faith is moving beyond and acting despite our doubts when it is prudent to do so. We hear much about faith moving mountains, but the first thing that faith must move is ourselves.

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“Our Lamb Has Conquered; Let Us Follow Him:” The Christian and Mortality

August 29, 2023January 10, 2024 Nicolas VarnerLeave a comment

Death can be (frankly, is) a terrifying prospect, and it tempts us constantly towards fear and debilitating anxiety. Yet, I think it need not do so.

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In Praise of Charity

August 15, 2023January 10, 2024 Nicolas Varner

Praise of charity, or love, is ubiquitous in Christian circles—but validly so. Asking a Christian not to talk of charity is, in a very real sense, like asking them not to talk about God himself. But, why is that exactly?

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