Like gravity, faith is a fundamental force in our universe, not just an element of religious life. And like gravity, even though we may not be able to explain it, we all use it and DEPEND ON it, in virtually everything we do.
In this series of three articles about faith, we explore the mysterious power and reliable benefits of positive faith. We offer these articles to you, in the hope that they will kindle -- or refresh -- your interest in deeply understanding and consciously exercising faith in your own life.
Part I: What Faith Is
This article describes what faith is and where its power comes from. It addresses the most common criticism of religious and spiritual faith -- the use of irrational or counter-intuitive beliefs. Most important, it explains what it takes to direct our faith, and thereby, our fate.
Part II: How Faith Works
Exactly HOW faith produces its marvelous effects is hard to know for sure. But much is knowable about the factors that influence the outcomes of faith-conviction. To the extent that we understand and control those factors, we can quite reliably depend on the awesome power of faith for the upleveling of life and the service of God and our fellow man.
Part III: What Faith Does
Faith may be invisible, but it produces many very tangible effects. This article describes seven impressive and powerful ways that faith manifests in our lives and changes our world.