For most of my Christian life, tradition was treated as a liability. Not openly despised—just quietly sidelined. Creeds were “helpful, but optional.” Doctrine was “important, but secondary.”
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Adam Finkney
Adam Finkney is a writer from Western New York whose work reflects on Christian tradition, memory, and lived faith. He writes from within the tensions of ordinary life and the historic Christian faith.
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