Contributing columnist Cameron Smith: 'My son should think critically about his faith. He must also seek God and keep his commandments. Hopefully, Hayden will engage both priorities for the rest of his life.'
That thought comes blacking in my mind more often than I admit. It’s much easier to mask my doubts than confront them. My son didn’t leave me much of an option. He rightly concluded that what we believe about God is indeed extraordinary. Set aside creation, miracles, healings, and exorcisms throughout the Bible. The central claim of the gospel itself reads like a plot from a Marvel movie.
Over the years, I’ve endeavored to know God through the doubts. The tears in Hayden’s eyes are familiar. My son should think critically about his faith. He must also seek God and keep his commandments. Hopefully, Hayden will engage both priorities for the rest of his life. For years, I’ve done the same. From Richard Dawkins to Peter Singer to Daniel Dennett, I chewed through arguments from those who view God as little more than a social tool to help us deal with our cosmically insignificant lives. We should wrestle with competing existential ideas, but philosophical debate isn’t a universal balm for our doubts.
I let Hayden know that father’s plea was about the best I could do some days. I was honest. Then I asked him what he’d do differently if he knew we were both wrong about God. “Would you treat people differently?” I asked. “Would you love them less?” As the fire died down, we both resolved to continue following Jesus’s example.
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