Faith not only goes, but it also stays. And although Abraham’s faith swayed for a time, he kept clinging to the promise that God would one day bless both he and his descendants, Genesis 12:2.

In other words, Lincoln’s faith was much like what we see among millions today. Abraham Lincoln with a badly swollen right hand after shaking hands with thousands of people during his journey to ...

God grant us a faith like Abraham’s to believe the great and wonderful promise of new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells (Isa. 65:17; 2 Pet. 3:13).

The blinding horror of Abraham’s faith. It’s dangerous to trust God in the face of suffering. It’s more dangerous not to. by Ellen F. Davis in the October 25, 2016 issue. Share Share on Twitter Share ...

Finally getting the point about trusting their Creator, Abraham and Sarah follow God’s commands, and the rest, as they say, is history. We should thank God for their faith.

ABRAHAM: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths. By Bruce Feiler. Morrow, $23.95; ... Believers, Feiler says, must accept the Abraham story on faith, much as they accept God on faith.