{"id":436,"date":"2022-09-02T21:19:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T09:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/?p=436"},"modified":"2023-01-15T13:02:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T01:02:29","slug":"where-is-the-boundary-between-faith-and-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithandpractice.nz\/index.php\/2022\/09\/02\/where-is-the-boundary-between-faith-and-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is the Boundary Between Faith and Practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

There is a liminal space between faith and practice. A place with unclear edges and unknown outcomes. A place where God meets life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In “The Ragamuffin Gospel” Brennan Manning puts this challenge to us:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Describe the Christ that you have personally encountered on the grounds of your own self. Describe Him as you would to a friend over coffee.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How would you describe Jesus to another friend? Would he be intimate, inspirational, motivational, a companion or something else?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I can’t prove that God exists, and if someone could prove that God doesn’t exist, I would still believe because my faith in God make my a better person.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Is that enough? Today it is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How does God affect your life?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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