1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottInterrupted views - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4dfdi7B1Lb"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/07/interrupted-views.html">Interrupted views</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/07/interrupted-views.html/embed#?secret=4dfdi7B1Lb" width="600" height="338" title="“Interrupted views” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="4dfdi7B1Lb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Sometimes it feels like you are looking at life through obstructions. You want to see clearly. But things just get in the way. We have our own ideas, our own views. These views don’t always match up with others. What do we do when our views don’t jive with the others? Changing your perspective can…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2016/06/DSCN1002-225x300.jpg