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When religious authority roles outlast personal belief

I teach Sunday school but lately every Bible story sounds like mythology to me and I'm terrified the kids will see through my performance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between public faith and private doubt becomes a chasm that threatens to swallow our integrity.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belief and doubt as companions?”

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