Essays on Doubt
Doubt, in these essays, is not the opposite of faith — it is its companion. Harvey writes about skipping church, about the confusion that never fully resolves fifty years after childhood violation, about the young writer who couldn't find his voice because the risk of being seen felt too great. These are honest dispatches from someone who believes and questions at the same time.
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Writing Blind
My inner world is just as important as my outer world. How I live inwardly will bring context and meaning to my daily life.
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Skipping Church
Maybe we are gods, but our kingdom is much smaller than His. We live in a world we think we fully control, but one emptied of meaning.
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The Dog in the Lake
I wanted to run, but it was too late. They spied our skin shining in the early morning light. "Wemistikoshe!" they taunted, "You're next!" There it was, the familiar taunt, somehow "white man" was a curse word. "Never come this way again!"
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The Brute Fact
I could make no meaning of what had been done to me. It was a brute fact, and it colored everything else.
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A Sanctuary of Grace and Doubt
I make everything I have a tool to protect myself because of my over-developed need for safety and security. But only in God can I find any lasting peace and security.