David Turner Blog

Sharing our faith In Christian circles that’s quite a famous phrase right?! We are often encouraged to share our faith, we of course know what it means, to tell people why we are a Christian and what that entails, and how it can be true for them too. I can’t speak for others, but this can be hard. Who do I share with? And how do I go about it? And I worry that I don’t want people to become my ‘gospel targets’,  mainly because the people I often think of are my friends or family. I think we can get so worried about who we will share this news with and how we will even start the conversation, that we don’t think about what we will say, and whether our actions match our words. The reality is that sharing my faith starts with something quite important - MY faith. I can’t just go around telling people I believe in Jesus, and living his truth’s like loving my neighbour while gossiping or complaining about people the next day. I can’t profess to pursue God’s justice in th...

When I was a kid one of my favourite films was Space Jam and thanks to this film one of my favourite songs; 'I believe I can fly' by R Kelly. I may have even been caught on several occasions  blasting it out at full volume while I had my headphones on. Whether R Kelly actually believed he could fly is debatable but then I suppose so are many of the beliefs that people hold. One Christmas I received a Buzz Lightyear. I believed so much in Toy Story that I made several attempts to help Buzz fly. I still have Buzz but one of his wings is broke from these failed attempts. But what of my belief in God? Is it the same as these failed attempts? Does doubt mean my belief is weakened or that the very existence of God is up in the air, about to come crashing down any second? Or is doubt actually about belief? Is doubt the crucible in which belief is formed? Recently I have struggled with doubt, doubt in God, and what 'it' is all about. Under this label of 'it' I sup...