340: The Courage to Rethink Your Faith Pt. 2

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Ever felt like asking hard questions about your faith might cost you everything? Like belonging, respect, or the relationships you once felt safest in? You’re not alone—and you’re not crazy for wrestling with it.

In part two of this two part series, Justin and Abi continue their vulnerable conversation on deconstruction, diving into the emotional, relational, and spiritual fallout that often comes with challenging long-held beliefs. They unpack the difference between thoughtful deconstruction and reactionary destruction, how fear-based faith systems distort love, and why agenda-free connection is essential for healing and growth. From shifting value systems to the heartbreak of judgment and rejection, they share the real-life mess and beauty of evolving faith.

Whether you’re rethinking your theology, questioning church culture, or navigating spiritual differences in your closest relationships, this episode will remind you: you’re not alone!

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0:00.0	Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.
0:05.6	No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.
0:09.7	And talk about all the messiest things of life.
0:13.1	Like the messiest things.
0:14.7	Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you.
0:21.6	This is the connected life with Justin and Abby.
0:24.7	That's me.
0:25.5	That's you.
0:26.6	And you.
0:27.4	What are you thinking behind those eyes?
0:30.8	Right then.
0:32.1	I was thinking, we should do a podcast on distress tolerance and how challenge is super important on growing.
0:39.9	That's not what we're doing for this podcast.
0:43.2	But that's what I was thinking.
0:45.1	Oh, okay.
0:45.8	Just thinking of other topics for other days.
0:48.8	It's always funny, the memes that float around about like what women are thinking and what men are thinking.
0:53.5	Like women will, like the memes are always like men are thinking like women will like like the
0:55.1	memes are always like deep thoughts happening well no not even that there it's usually women are like
1:00.0	i wonder what he's thinking i bet he's thinking all these things like and then the guys like i'm thinking
1:05.9	about fishing hunting sports hanging out with his friends.
1:11.1	What were you thinking about?
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