The word ‘fellowship’ is defined as meaning ‘a friendly association, especially with people who share one’s interests.’ It makes sense, especially when aligning with those who share your religious beliefs, political beliefs and perhaps come from similar backgrounds as you and yours. It gets tricky though, when those with whom you sought fellowship in the past now present a different perspective regarding their beliefs and ideals.

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“If I truly am content in God, why am I hurting so much right now? If I truly love God more than I love convenient circumstances, why are these current circumstances breaking me down so much? Maybe the growth I thought I experienced this summer was really just feeling close to God because my life was easier and more restful than it normally is.”

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It’s late August and the corn fields are growing tall here in our corner of southeastern Pennsylvania. They remind me of a favorite movie, Signs, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. I love the suspense, cinematography, soundtrack, and the way it was filmed in locations surrounding Philadelphia, like many of his other movies. If you’re from the area, you probably know that filming took place very close to home in Bucks County. But my favorite thing about the movie is the central conflict which explores how we explain life, death, our purpose and meaning.

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I have friends who work with the JESUS film. If you don’t know about it, in 1979 the film was made based on the Gospel of Luke. Since that time, the film has been translated into 2,227 languages and been shown all over the world, in remote villages and big cities. Through this ministry, over 22 million people have made decisions to follow Jesus.

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Doubt is often treated like a dirty secret in the Christian life—something to be ashamed of, a sign of weak faith. But the truth is that doubt is part of the journey for every believer. Even the heroes of the faith wrestled with questions. Doubt is not the enemy of faith—it’s an opportunity to deepen it.

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I was in conversation with a friend who was telling me about some Victorian queen and her reign: how she overthrew the king and took the country for herself. I asked how they knew all this to which the reply was “I read it in a book; I have a lot of books on this topic.”…The same person who told me they read all these historical facts in this book about a queen, said “You can’t believe everything you read; the Bible is just a book and Jesus is just a made-up character.”

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