Wednesday's thoughts

"I Have A Bright Idea"

Sunday we want to celebrate the resource of faith that comes to us in logic or reason. It is an important part of our belief system. We need to have some way to challenge our old out dated ideas. We need to have a part of our logic to take a look at what we believe. If we do not look at our faith it becomes routine and if it becomes so familiar to us it is routine then it is useless.

In the sermon I want to have us consider what makes us reluctant to think. What holds us back? What stifles our initiative?

There are people who don't believe our thoughts are valid. Life itself has a way of putting us down.

To think is to risk. To imagine that we have something worthwhile to think about we have to have found the confidence to put forward an idea.

Descartes said it, "I think therefore I am". Our ability to conjure up an idea affirms our very existence.

Wesley knew reason was an important resource of faith. Rebecca Miles said, "If you push to discover the meaning behind the word 'reason' Wesley often appealed to reason in this broad sense to explain or justify a conclusion or a decision. At times he used the world 'reason' to refer to conclusions that any reasonable person would accept." How do we apply reason? What causes us to question our ability to use it?

What do you think? How would you reason to answer the question about reason?

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Charles Schuster