Tag: Doubt

• The Troubling Sides of Faith

  Psalm 78:1-8, 17-29 – 8/3/2026 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of rage; a fire was kindled against Jacob, his anger mounted against Israel, because they had no faith in God and did not trust his saving power. Psalm 78:21-22 (NRSVue) Lately for the daily lectionary reflection, I have written about scripture that…

  Justin R Marquis

  August 8, 2026

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  ambiguity, bible, christianity, contradiction, deconstruction, Doubt, faith, god, jesus, lectionary, lutheran, psalms, tension, theology

• Disappointments in Faith

  Matthew 7:7-11 – 8/1/2026 Everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 7:8 (NRSVue) Here is one of Jesus’s most famous teachings found in Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount. Jesus promises that asking, searching, and knocking will produce results, gifts from God. As…

  Justin R Marquis

  August 7, 2026

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  bible, christianity, Doubt, faith, god, God’s Nature, God’s promises, gospel-of-matthew, jesus, lectionary, lutheran, problem of evil, Sermon on the Mount, theology