Bryan Smith, lead pastor, Summit Christian Church, Sparks In 1 Samuel 3, Samuel heard God’s voice but didn’t recognize it. Gideon had a physical revelation of God’s guidance in Judges 6.

I say “with” because he also speaks to me. He speaks principally to me through the Bible, but he also speaks to me through his Holy Spirit. God speaks to me every day and he is the joy of my life.

In The Day God Saw Me as Black, Thomas also addresses the errors of women who’ve attempted to align themselves with the patriarchy as a means of acceptance and power in the church.

You’ll have perceived that I was moving toward God in these years without directly encountering God. I once likened my gradual, tedious process of coming to faith to riding on a train.

For others, it can be a spur to act as if they believe, to pray and practice, to sing the hymns or keep kosher and wait for God to grant them faith in full.

In “Mostly What God Does,” Guthrie says that she and her sister referred to God as “the sixth member of our family” growing up. Faith is how she and Jenna Bush Hager, host of “Today with ...

I approached my treatment with a renewed sense of hope and faith. I trusted in God’s plan for my life, whatever that might be. I focused on the blessings I had, the love of my family and the strength ...

So there's a lot about God in "Bel Canto." And one of the things that I found very moving when I went back to it was I was much closer to my Catholic faith when I was 35 or 34.