Joe Han

“In many ways, I now realize that it was far easier for God to remove the stone that was guarding Jesus' tomb than the pride guarding my own heart. For the former could not resist, but the latter can. Miracles in themselves cannot resolve all the doubts or produce faith in the way that many assume. A miracle did not do so for me, nor did it do so for the disciples. I know Thomas adamantly declared that he would only believe if he felt Jesus' hands and feet, but Jesus complying with his request wasn't a miracle; it was instead an act of love.”
― Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap But a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another

“...the invitation of the gospel is a promise of safe harbor for all those who doubt and weep and those who are barely holding on and ripping at the seams. Jesus invites all those who are weary to come to him and fall apart and find rest.”
― Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap But a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another

“Spiritual growth is in many ways like the tumultuous changes that occur during physical adolescence, except this time the change is taking place in the inner workings of the soul rather than the body. This is why I've coined this transformative process 'Spiritual Puberty'.”
― Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap But a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another

“Faith isn’t opposed to doubt; it is actually part of the process. In fact, you could go so far as to say that faith apart from doubt isn’t faith at all. Faith is born out of the crucible of doubt.”
― Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn't a Leap But a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another