Is There a Such Thing as Fate or Destiny?

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Published on Apr 14, 2015

On this week’s Trending Faith, Pastor Tim Griffin and Dr. Hiles sit down to discuss the topics of destiny and faith when bad times come. Dr. Hiles acknowledged that we need to take into consideration both what God is doing in our lives and the things that we do in a fallen world.

Pastor Tim said, “I think that God does allow things to happen in our life that are difficult to experience and a lot of that helps shape our faith.”

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