Textures of Faith

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“Faith is risk. If I rely on God and he doesn’t come through, I lose everything. This is what Paul meant when he said that if there’s no resurrection of the dead then we’re to be pitied more than anyone – we are absolutely depending on God to fulfill his promise. So faith is not just risk. There’s a deep emotional element as well. Faith is willingly allowing ourselves to be vulnerable.”




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John Launchbury

John was born in Birmingham, baptized in North London, married in Oxford, had children in Glasgow, and (just recently) became “Opa" in Portland, Oregon. In Bible study, he seeks to make the complex simple, while still retaining the majesty and impact. He loves praise songs, especially if he also gets to play his 12-string or bass.

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