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Faith

The Mystery That Holds It All

Post author By Jonathan Pay
Post date 15/11/2025
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Does understanding how something works diminish its capacity to move us? Between medical scans, we prayed, and healing came. The sceptic in me knows about unconscious pattern recognition. The believer has felt something larger. Here’s what I’m learning: I don’t have to choose between faith and reason.

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Faith

From Certainty to Kindness

Post author By Jonathan Pay
Post date 06/10/2025
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Eighteen years after writing about faith and maturity, I’ve learned that theology isn’t about certainty, it’s about kindness. From striving to rootedness, from fear to grace, this is what growing up in faith really looks like.

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Be kind. Be inclusive.

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I’m reminded of Jesus’ call to kindness and inclusion – welcoming the least, embracing outsiders, and rejecting division. Be kind. Be inclusive.

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