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Hey Joy....   Great post.  

I'm a doubter too on a lot of things and can definitely relate to that feeling of being on the outside you're describing. My survival technique for a lot of years was to keep quiet about that which I'm doubtful on to maintain the appearance of being "In here" with everyone else. But lately I'm feeling a little more comfortable sharing my doubts with those around me, particularly since the things where I have my doubts just might actually be areas where the church doesn't get it right.... maybe us doubters are actually right about some things, you know?

What has helped me, my "how", was to find one thing that anchored my faith, and that one thing was the resurrection.  I read Mere Christianity about 25 years ago when I was really struggling with doubts, and reading Lewis made me realize two things - 1) it was ok to have doubts and uncertainty on certain issues, and 2) that the resurrection was a real, historical event.  That belief in the resurrection (I gave the reasons in my blog) is my tether to the "in here".  

Don't ever stop doubting re: those things that should be doubted.  The truth is, there are many of us that appear to be "outside" that are truly "in here", and there are many that think they are "in here" that are outside. Sheep.... goats....   They all say "baa... baa..." but only the shepherd can truly distinguish which is which.