Christian singer announces, 'I no longer believe in God': How you can experience Jesus more personally than ever before
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR MAY 27, 2020
A well-known Christian singer says he no longer believes in God. Today's podcast tells his story, then we discuss a foundational faith problem for many in our culture and a pathway to experiencing Jesus more personally than ever before.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.5 | John Steingard is a pastor's son and a musician, singer, and songwriter. |
| 0:24.5 | He's been the lead singer for the Christian band, Hawk Nelson, since March 2012. |
| 0:30.1 | Now he has made an Instagram announcement that is generating headlines. |
| 0:34.4 | After growing up in a Christian home, being a pastor's kid, playing and singing in a |
| 0:38.9 | Christian band, and having the word Christian in front of most of the things in my life, I'm now |
| 0:44.4 | finding that I no longer believe in God. He explained, the process of getting to that statement |
| 0:50.2 | has been several years in the making. It's more like pulling on the threads of a sweater, |
| 0:55.7 | and one day discovering that there is no more sweater left. I'm glad to report that several |
| 1:01.0 | Christian musicians responded not with criticism or condemnation, but with unconditional grace. |
| 1:07.3 | 10th Avenue North singer Mike Donahey wrote, |
| 1:10.1 | Man, I love you, shared this. |
| 1:12.1 | You know I'm always around to talk about our belief in God, or lack thereof. |
| 1:16.5 | Love you and always will. |
| 1:18.2 | Another added, to echo so many others here, |
| 1:21.2 | I have nothing but love in my heart for you, old friend. |
| 1:26.5 | I don't know any more about John Steingard's faith story than I have read today. I don't know |
| 1:32.2 | what issues caused him to come to this decision, whether they are personal, rational, cultural, |
| 1:37.8 | or relational. My purpose is not to criticize him in any way. Instead, I'd like to think with you |
| 1:43.8 | about his statement. I no longer |
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