Saints, Sainthood, and the Space Between Us and God
Honoring faithful lives matters. But praying to saints? That's something else entirely. A deeper look at the history of sainthood - and what the Bible actually says about prayer.
Figuring Out Faith is exactly what it sounds like: a place to wrestle with belief, with God, with scripture, without pretending to have it all figured out. There's no agenda here. No pressure to agree. Just one perspective, shared in good faith.
If you believe in God but don't feel at home in church... If you still turn to the Bible but question what you read... If you pray sometimes, doubt often, and still feel drawn to something greater - this might feel familiar.
Honoring faithful lives matters. But praying to saints? That's something else entirely. A deeper look at the history of sainthood - and what the Bible actually says about prayer.
Most of us were taught tithing was required - 10% to the church, no questions asked. But when you look closely at Scripture, the system was more complex… and more generous. This post unpacks what tithing really was, what it wasn’t, and what giving might look like now - with no guilt, no formulas, and no middleman.