Doubters Welcome
Journeying with doubting Christians toward faith in Christ. This podcast features conversations related to faith, doubt, deconstruction, and spiritual pilgrimage. I pray these honest and hopeful discussions can help you on your way.
Episodes
24 episodes
Breaking Endless "What If?" Cycles - with Simeon
In this episode I talk with Simeon, someone who found Doubters Welcome on YouTube and reached out. After getting to know him a little I thought his story would be perfect for the podcast. He talks a lot about emotional doubt. Even if you aren't...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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46:35
Needing to Repeat Faith Daily - with Kat
In this episode I talk with Kat, author of Let's Talk About Doubt. I've read a lot of books on doubt and they can be familiar and predictable. But Kat's book was filled with honest and helpful thoughts I hadn't previously considered! D...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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43:18
Doubting God's Love for Women - with Hope
In this episode I talk with Hope, a friend of mine from Scotland. Her story of doubt includes tension with God's goodness, tension with the Bible, and tension with the way church handles certain issues. I've learned so much from Hope and I hope...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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39:30
Four Kinds of Doubt - with Shawn
After Shawn saw some shorts where I talked about "Four Kinds of Doubt," he wondered if doubt was getting a little too complicated. "Isn't doubt just doubt?" I love that he had me on his podcast to talk about kinds of doubt, how to identify them...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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46:14
Legalism & Elitism: Seeds of Future Doubt - with Austin
In this episode I talk with Austin Noll, author "A Jumble of Crumple Papers" and host of "The Crumpled Papers Podcast." I found myself relating to so much of what Austin said in his book that I wanted to talk with him about it. Our conversation...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:02
What Would It Take For An Atheist to Believe? - with Dr. Harmon
In this episode I talk with Dr. Jana Harmon, author of Atheists Finding God. For her book (and PhD) she interviewed 50 former atheists because she wanted to know, what would it take for an atheist to believe in Christianity? I thought that topi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:36
A Confident and Intellectually Humble Faith - with Jim
In this episode I chat with Jim, a senior pastor who has wrestled with doubt in the past. We discuss epistemology (the theory of knowledge) and how to be courageous, how to have intellectual humility, and how to find people to journey with thro...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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41:39
Suffering: A Catalyst for Doubt and Faith - with Shelby
In this episode I chat with Shelby Abbott, author of "Doubtless: Because Faith is Hard". On top of a lively discussion about how to navigate doubt, we discussed Shelby's personal experience with excruciating pain and how it brought about spirit...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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49:19
Inviting Art Into Our Journey of Doubt - with Liz
When you're doubting you probably don't think, "I really need to go to the opera!" But in this conversation I talk with my friend Liz, who has studied how art can help us address some of our deepest doubts and life's deepest questions. Enjoy!
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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40:28
Rebuilding Faith After COVID Made it Collapse - with Salomon
Today I’m interviewing Salomon. He’s a friend of mine who does youth ministry in Poland. But his interests also include videography and conversations about doubt. I think you can see why we connected. In this episode we discuss the journey of d...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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32:50
When a New Testament Scholar Doubts - with Dr. Licona
If you're doubting your faith, you're in the right place because Truth Snack journeys with doubting Christians toward confident faith.Dr. Mike Licona is a Professor of New Testament Studies at Houston Christian University. In this episo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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48:22
Overcoming Conditions That Lead to Religious Deconversion - with Joel
If you're doubting your faith, you're in the right place because Truth Snack journeys with doubting Christians toward confident faith.Recently I came across an article that laid out a 5-stage model of religious deconversion. I was surpr...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:58
Questioning How We Were Raised Without Losing Faith - with Natalie
If you're doubting your faith, you're in the right place because Truth Snack journeys with doubting Christians toward confident faith.We're kicking off Season 2 by talking Natalie, someone I met this summer. We were working at a summer ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:44
Doubt's Recipe: Setting Conditions for Discipleship, Not Doubt - at Implementa
Welcome to the Truth Snack podcast! If you’re doubting or deconstructing, you’re in the right place! Truth Snack journeys with doubting Christians toward confident faith. In this episode we explore bad theology that ge...
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26:46
My Journey Through Doubt & Deconstruction - with Scott
I've doubted and deconstructed faith... but I'm still following Jesus! This is a story about pain, healing, deconstruction, and reconstruction. Doubting is difficult, but I know from experience that there is a way back to confident belief. Let ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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48:45
Knowing God's Will for Big Decisions - with Steph
Big life decisions can spark and intense seeking of God and his will. And when we hear nothing in response, it can make us wonder if God is with us (or there at all). Because of that, I knew I wanted to talk about "God's will" as part of this y...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:15
Occult to Christianity: Satisfied by Jesus - with John
John spent decades exploring Occult and New Age Spirituality. Now he follows Jesus. I think there's tons for us to learn about #AdventurousTruthSeeking and #EncounteringGod from John's story. Enjoy!Truth Snack journeys with doubting Chr...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:29
Can Deconstruction Be Good For Faith? - with Nate
This episode is a re-broadcast of my conversation with Nate Huff on his podcast, Coffee Conversations. If you’d like to hear more conversations on how disciples of Jesus can follow him every day, check out Coffee Conversations: https://podcaste...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:29
Every Doubter Needs to Know this Bible Story - at Sunnyside
If I had 30 minutes to tell doubting Christians what to expect on their journey through doubt, I would tell them this story from 1 Kings 19! And then I would tell them they don't have to make that journey alone.I wish every dou...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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25:33
Making Sense of Divine Destruction Stories - with Jonny
How do we make sense of divine destruction in the Bible? What distortions do we bring to the Bible that make it hard to understand? If the Bible is so complicated, why follow Jesus?In this episode I talk with my friend Jonny who is study...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:08
Faith, Doubt, and Everything in Between - with Mike
After a few years of studying faith and doubt, it's fun and fulfilling to share some of the conclusions I've made. During this conversation Mike and I discuss where doubts come from, how we navigate them, and how we can support others who are d...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:24
Discerning God's Voice - Pt. 3 with Wendy
I’m asking my mentors, "How do you discern God’s voice?" In this series, Truth Snack is exploring how encounters with God can anchor our faith during times of doubt.In this chat I talk with Wendy, who is a professional counsellor, and r...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:24
Discerning God's Voice - Pt. 2 with Kerry
I’m asking my mentors, "How do you discern God’s voice?" In this series, Truth Snack is exploring how encounters with God can anchor our faith during times of doubt.Kerry shares some brilliant theological insights and, on top of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:41
Discerning God's Voice - Pt. 1 with Paul
How do we recognize God's voice? I sat down with mentors of mine to ask them that question. Each conversation had stories of God speaking and so much wisdom on how we can all discern God's voice. The discussions were too good not...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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39:05