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Clergy, theologians, and lay practitioners across traditions on faith, doubt, and the questions in between.

What if the most important word is the one in the middle? We often think of doubt as the opposite of faith, but could it actually strengthen our relationship with God? According to John Ortberg, best-selling author and pastor, the very nature of faith requires the presence of uncertainty. In...

Even as a pastor, Austin Fischer has experienced the shadows of doubt and disillusionment. In Faith in the Shadows, he leans into perennial questions about Christianity with raw and fearless integrity. He addresses contemporary science, the problem of evil, hell, God's silence, and other issues, offering not only fresh treatments of these questions but also a fresh paradigm for thinking about doubt itself. Doubt, Fischer contends, is no reason to leave the faith. Instead, it's an invitation to a more honest faith.

What in the world is God doing? It's easy to wonder this. We are living in an unfolding story, and it's hard to hold on when difficult circumstances linger, or your deepest prayer hangs in the air, seemingly unanswered. Thankfully the Bible is filled with people who experienced the same thing. They had to learn to trust God's way and timing—and their stories give us insights to live that way too.

A thoughtful, encouraging reason to believe that God is good, even when life is not. Many of us want to trust God, but we just can’t. We have trust issues. We see heartbreak in the world, or experience it personally, and don’t understand how a good God could have allowed it. We have...

Award-winning author, Pastor, and Professor A. J. Swoboda has witnessed many young people wrestle with their core Christian beliefs. Too often, what begins as a set of critical and important questions turns to resentment and faith abandonment. Unfortunately, the church has largely ignored its task of serving people along their journey of questioning. The local church must walk alongside those who are deconstructing their faith and show them how to reconstruct it. 

New York Times bestselling author and host of the Joel Osteen Radio on SiriusXM wants you to know that now is the time to get your hopes up and start expecting that better is on the way. Whether you’re climbing toward the next level, stretching for an out-of-reach goal, or doing your utmost to...

Read by the author. Audiobook-exclusive bonus content includes prayers from Craig at the end of each chapter. Struggling with Doubt Doesn't Make You a Bad Christian--It Might Be What Saves Your Faith. If you're secretly wrestling with questions about God, faith, or the Bible, you're not...

Life's full of hard questions, but the answers don't have to be wrapped in rigid religious formulas. Welcome to The Easy Approach. Hosted by Nate Evans (E), Tony Zuma (Z), and Canaan Evans, this podcast is a raw, unscripted space to navigate faith, doubt, and modern culture. Whether we're rethinking the Sunday school answers we grew up with, or looking for the gospel in unexpected places, we're just a group of guys trying to figure out the Way of Jesus in the real world. Pull up a chair and join the conversation.

Two Episcopal clergy working in the Scottish Borders talk with wit, humour and depth about the challenge of twenty-first century living, and the faith that helps them navigate it.If you have questions about Spirituality, God and life, but don’t often find yourself in church, this podcast is for you. Coming from very different church traditions, Lesley and Pip often meet non-churchgoing folk with deep questions, and this podcast aims to talk about them, and explore how we can live good and authentic lives within the complexities of the modern world. Expect wit, warmth, honesty, and genuinely ...

Teachings to Cultivate the Practice of Faith We tend to think of faith as a commodity you either have or you don’t. But in many of the world’s wisdom traditions, faith isn’t something you possess; it’s something you do. “Faith is a willingness to take the next step, to see the unknown...

In our world today, faith and reason are often seen as opposing forces. We are told that belief in God is unreasonable and there is not plausible explanation of his existence. We are told the Gospels are just ancient myths from centuries past and that it's unreasonable to believe they could be...

Interfaith marriages fail more often than same-faith partnerships. So what are the chances of survival for the ultimate mixed marriage - one between religious and nonreligious partners? Nearly 20 percent of Americans now self-identify as nonreligious, including millions who are married to religious believers. Despite the differences, many of these marriages succeed beautifully. In this landmark book, popular author and secular humanist Dale McGowan explores some of the stories of these unions.

Everyone has doubts. Where is God when bad things happen? Does God hear our prayers? Is there a heaven? How can we know? Often we treat such questions as the enemy of faith. But uncertainty doesn't mean our belief is lacking. Doubt can be a path to a deeper, richer encounter with God. In Wrestling with Doubt, Finding Faith, join bestselling author and pastor Adam Hamilton as he discusses some of our most significant sources of doubt and shows how a steady trust in God can emerge from them.

Conversations with My Rabbi is an unforgettable true story and a profound book of wisdom, offering seven timeless teachings for living well in an uncertain world. In September 2022, Nikki Goldstein was comatose and near death in a Sydney ICU when her husband asked Rabbi Eli Schlanger to pray for...

From one of America’s most prominent ministers comes an inspiring, provocative reflection on the necessity of community, the inevitability of conflict, and the transformative power of radical love. “I so love and admire the work and witness of Pastor Amy Butler.”—Anne Lamott “Here is...

A podcast where I explore the intersection of the Christian faith and various aspects of life in this world that give us reason to doubt.

Faith is hard for everyone. Doubt is a normal and difficult facet of any life of faith. We spent time surveying our community about the most common reasons for doubt in faith generally and Christianity specifically. Join us as we talk to some of the best thinkers and doers in the world of faith in our community about these specific doubts. How do faith and doubt coexist in this life? Come listen and see if you can move past some of your own stumbling blocks.

"Rocked By Faith" is a dynamic daily devotional podcast that uniquely blends the intensity and energy of hard rock and metal music with the unwavering truths of faith in Jesus Christ, offering listeners a powerful and engaging way to connect with their spirituality and find inspiration for their daily lives.

At age twenty-one, Andrea Palpant Dilley stripped the Christian fish decal off her car bumper in a symbolic act of departure from her religious childhood. At twenty-three, she left the church and went searching for refugein the company of men who left her lonely and friends who pushed the...