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By: Around the Internet: Links of Interest « Orual Undone

Around the Internet: Links of Interest « Orual Undone — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:20:30 +0000

[...] What do questions mean for faith? A topic I am extremely devoted to. (Randy [...]

By: KO

KO — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:06:06 +0000

How are we to “work out our salvation with fear and trembling” without asking questions?

Just tonight my husband and I were talking through this season in ministry for us, and are wrestling with the tension between denying ourselves and taking up our cross and living life to the full and in abundance as Jesus mentions in John 10:10. Our question, “Lord, how do we do both at the same time?” “How do we get to that place of self denial, walking through a hard season, yet have joy and peace and fruitfulness?”

These are just a couple of MANY questions! I am glad that God is big enough to hear them and wise enough to know when and how to answer them for us.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:49:43 +0000

@Carol Asher, ha!! We are out here!!

By: Carol Asher

Carol Asher — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:45:28 +0000

I am a question asker. I probe people not to be nosy but learn. Yesterday Grant Jenkins posted a verse on twitter. I after I read it my mind was full of questions and I wanted to know what he was thinking. What was God telling him? Why that verse and really?

I seriously can drive some folks crazy. I love to learn. I’ll ask a mechanic 101 questions before he even gets to start work on my car.

I was created to be inquisitive, so obviously, I am that way with the one who created me. Nice to know there are others out there. Inquisitives Anonymous. :)
.-= Carol Asher´s last blog ..I’m inspired…. are you? =-.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:49:45 +0000

@Leo Gallant, Thanks, Leo for joining the conversation!

By: Leo Gallant

Leo Gallant — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:06:03 +0000

Questioning, whether with God or friends, often opens my mind to new possibilities and at the very least helps to embolden me to take a next step. Sometimes, it still leaves me wondering, but I’m always glad I asked or have been asked the questions…

Thanks for asking!
.-= Leo Gallant´s last blog ..Summertime Fun! =-.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:37:37 +0000

@Michelle George, I have wondered that endlessly. Are they afraid to ask questions? I don't understand. Thanks, Michelle!!

By: Michelle George

Michelle George — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:16:17 +0000

Questions are SO necessary! I love the Mark Twain quote at the beginning of your post. It's so true. Navigating my way out of an inherited faith has been an adventure and a half. I have found it quite remarkable the number of people who feel threatened when you start to ask questions about faith and about God. Why do some people not want to think for themselves? Why do they need to make us "questioners" feel like heretics? .-= Michelle George´s last blog ..Redefining Beautiful – Book review and giveaway! =-.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:32:08 +0000

@Meredith Dunn, Ha! Thanks so much, Meredith. I'm honored to "spend lunch" with you. Yes, questions are essential to our growth.

By: Randy Elrod

Randy Elrod — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:30:39 +0000

@Ani, Thanks so much, Ani. Yes, I love to answer questions also. Thanks so much for your honesty and this wonderful post.