{"id":4359,"date":"2010-10-08T08:38:25","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T14:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jesusneedsnewpr.net\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2011-05-03T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2011-05-03T16:59:54","slug":"warning-my-doubt-might-hurt-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesusneedsnewpr\/2010\/10\/warning-my-doubt-might-hurt-you.html","title":{"rendered":"WARNING: My Doubt Might Hurt You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My friend Jason Boyett<\/a> invited me to write about “doubt” for his blog series on the topic. I was honored.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy…<\/p>\n

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Okay, so my name is Matthew<\/strong> and I’m a doubter. (Shall we drink to that?)<\/p>\n

The truth is, sometimes I think this whole “Christianity” thing feels like a bad fairytale, like “She-Ra<\/a>” without the sex appeal and a Pegasus. And other times, my struggling belief that Jesus lives pulls me out of my own muck (and other people’s muck).<\/p>\n

For the longest time, existing amid that tension drove me nuts. Whenever I was in a room surrounded by people — you know, friends, family, strangers, etc., who all confess to completely understand the “Good News” (and I feel like I’m always in a room like that) — doubt made me feel what I imagine Sarah Palin would feel in a room full of political science professors: like an hors d’oeuvre<\/em>.<\/p>\n

READ THE REST OF THIS ESSAY HERE<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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