"Waning Faith In Old Age"

About this episode

The episode explores the struggles with faith in old age through a conversation with a 90-year-old Marine veteran.

Welcome back. Today's thought is accompanied by a cup of Egyptian Hibiscus tea and prompted by a conversation with a 90 year old Marine Vet, as I had the honor of safely delivering him to his destination. As a cab driver I get to talk with people from all walks of life. And if I had my wits about me, I would have written down many of the stories I've heard over the past two and a half years. .. Many struggle with their Faith in God throughout their lives. I speak from a Christian faith perspective. There's a segment of Christians, those of us who are older who are going through this and I came face to face with my own wrestling when the question of do you think "..God can forgive me?" came up while driving the Veteran. A Marine Machine Gunner. A man like many of us, haunted by our sins...

People in this episode

Host: T. Anthony Bland

Guest: Marine Vet

Topics covered

• faith
• old age
• Christianity
• personal stories
• veterans
• forgiveness

Keywords

• faith
• old age
• Christianity
• veteran
• forgiveness
• personal stories
• Egyptian Hibiscus tea

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian

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