Faith

Are You a Person of Faith? 

Many people strive to answer this essential question. Frequently, the answer is yes, but how? Faith has many meanings and it affects lives in many ways. Faith is relevant to contemporary times since it influenced the past and will influence the future.

To take all the challenges of life in stride, you must have “something unshakable,” like a parent’s love, that’s worthy of your faith. You need a foundation on which to build an existence that’s dependable and predictable – something that will sustain you through illness, loss, war, the pursuit of your dreams or the failure to achieve them. Having faith in core beliefs guides your life and helps you seek a better one.  Having faith in someone else can be the most critical element of cooperation, peace and understanding. This became clear to Jimmy Carter when, as US president, he became jointly responsible with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev for preventing nuclear war.  

Religious tenets also drive faith. In the context of governance, keeping church and state separate presents challenges. As a Christian...