Comments on: Jennifer Haupt: Talking About Faith

By: Jennifer Haupt

Jennifer Haupt — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:24:37 +0000

Thanks for all of your comments. Stephanie, I also struggle between faith and fear. The thing that helps me is knowing that the fear always passes — even if it takes a few hours of settling myself.

By: Stephanie - Wasabimon

Stephanie - Wasabimon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:14:20 +0000

I’m in a constant balancing act between faith and fear. Some days faith wins, some not so much. I’m happy to say that I’m definitely leaning more towards the faith side of the scale the past two years, but then there’s always the fear that I’ll slide back into sadness and anxiety. Aaaah.

By: Jennifer Margulis

Jennifer Margulis — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:14:35 +0000

I am not someone who has a strong faith system in place. I grew up in an atheist household and although I admire people who believe in God or in other higher powers, I have trouble believing myself. But I think the kind of faith Jen is talking about here goes beyond just a simple faith in a higher deity. It’s about having faith in oneself and one’s writing and in others. And I s
do trive to have that kind of faith and to tap into it on a day to day basis.

By: Alisa Bowman

Alisa Bowman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:36:21 +0000

I enjoyed reading all of this, but the last line was really powerful. I wish it was a plaque on my desk. Or a T shirt.

By: Liz Zuercher

Liz Zuercher — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:20 +0000

I like that Jennifer draws a distinction between religion and faith, because I think faith goes way beyond religion. While often religion divides people depending upon their beliefs, faith connects us all, binds us and makes us stronger as a result. We can have faith in ourselves, faith in others, faith in “something more” and faith that things will work out, even if we don’t know how. And that’s just the beginning. As for writing fiction, I love asking my characters questions and having faith they will give me wonderfully enlightening answers. Thanks Meredith and Jennifer for an interview that made me ponder all this.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:33:33 +0000

Yes, thank you, Meredith. I found Jennifer’s description of the differences in writing fiction and non-fiction helpful as I’m a non-fiction writer about to embark on a novel set 1000 years ago. I follow Jennifer’s blog because the concept is so original and her posts always make me think.

By: | My Faith Project

| My Faith Project — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:30:12 +0000

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By: Jackie Dishner

Jackie Dishner — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:08:48 +0000

I think, Jennifer, that you can be sure you’re not the only person to question your faith, which is why your blog has been so successful in such a short amount of time. So many people can relate to what you write about, and we learn from it. Thanks, Meredith, for bringing Jennifer here for an interview.