Beliefs: From Claiming to Owning

It is easy to hear ideas and claim them as truth with little personal thought. This approach to life tends to leave one with a collection of beliefs that are shallow, unfounded, and which are easily given up or held dogmatically. We will think about the process of moving from staking a claim to owning that claim, the process of developing well-developed, productive, personal beliefs. 

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CONTRIBUTOR: Clifford Schrock

SERIES: REACH 2017

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• Becoming A Global Christian
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• Beliefs: From Claiming to Owning
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