Hey friends, Elisa Childers here. What do you do when you feel like your faith has failed?

We're going to talk with a special guest today who went through a process of deconstruction.

We're going to find out what caused his doubt, how he walked through it, and where he ended

up in just a moment.

Before we jump in with today's guest, I want to let you know about something I just found out.

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Got some fun things coming up on the calendar.

So, for those of you who know my story, when my faith was in crisis, one of the ways God helped rebuild my faith,

or what you might call reconstruct my faith, was through the help of a seminary called Southern Evangelical Seminary.

I audited classes online and pretty much just bugged the professors with all my questions,

and they were so gracious and just showing the love of Christ to me always.

And so, it's kind of a fun, full circle moment that I get to speak at their national conference coming up here.

In just a couple of weeks, October 11th and 12th in Charlotte, North Carolina, it's called Why Truth Still Matters.

You can still buy tickets. You can go to sys.edu for more information.

I would love to see you. If you are a regular listener of the podcast and you're going to the national conference this year,

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