Ruffin on Religion COLUMN: Deep sea fishing trip teaches lesson about faith By Rev. Mike Ruffin Oct 18, 2020 Oct 18, 2020 Updated Nov 22, 2021 0 Mike Ruffin Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Rev. Mike Ruffin “‘You of little faith’, he said, ‘why did you doubt’?” (Matthew 14:29)kAmx? E96 =2E6 `hf_D[ x G242E:@?65 7C6BF6?E=J 2E }28D w625] x C6>6>36C @?6 DF>>6C :? A2CE:4F=2C H96? D6G6C2= @7 FD 564:565 E@ 8@ 566A\D62 7:D9:?8 :? E96 vF=7 $EC62>] xE :D ?@E 72C 7C@> }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D ~FE6C q2?<D 2?5 @776CD D@>6 @7 E96 7:?6DE 5@=A9:? 7:D9:?8 E92E 2 492CE6C 3@2E 42AE2:? 42? @776C]k^AmkAm(6 2H@<6 62C=J E92E >@C?:?8 3642FD6 H6 925 E@ 36 2E E96 5@4< 3J d 2]>] xE H2D H:?5J 2?5 @FC 492CE6C 3@2E 42AE2:? E@=5 FD E92E :E H@F=5 36 C@F89 8@:?8 E9C@F89 E96 ~C68@? x?=6E]k^Am kAm*@F >2J 92G6 ?6G6C 962C5 @7 ~C68@? x?=6E[ 3FE :E 92D 2 C6AFE2E:@? 2>@?8 D62D@?65 3@2E>6? :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2] xE 42? AC@G:56 D@>6 @7 E96 D>@@E96DE H2E6CD 2? :?=6E 42? @776C] w@H6G6C[ H96? 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