Terryl Givens on navigating faith and doubt, the true nature of God, and the secret of Christianity

Come Back Podcast

Ashly Stone

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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"Doubts don't begin as a rejection of God or his gospel, they generally emerge as a rejection of ways in which God is being characterized... So what are the expectations we bring to the table? My personal take on this is, does my faith make God present to me? Does my faith give me access to the God of truth and love? Everything else is ancillary to that question or should be, and in my case, what I find is that yes, this church does."

00:00 Choosing Faith is Courageous

05:38 Letter to a Doubter

07:31 The Role of Doubt in Faith

10:30 The True and Living Church

16:25 The Importance of Community in Faith

23:30 Addressing Culture

24:44 The Genuine Question

35:01 Rebuilding Faith from the Ground Up

42:05 The Restoration of God's Love

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Come Back Team:

Director, Founder, & Host: Ashly Stone

Editor: Cara Reed

Outreach Manager: Jenna Carlson

Assistant Editor: Michelle Berger

Assistant Editor: Britt Smallze

Art Director: Jeremy Garcia

Production Director: Trent Wardwell

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0:00.0	And one of the great claims that William James makes in his response is,
0:04.0	you obviously are much more afraid of being wrong than you are desirous of finding the truth.
0:15.0	And so we could all just play it safe and just be agnostics the rest of our lives,
0:19.0	but what kind of moral courage is inherent in that?
0:23.6	Anytime you commit to a decisive course of action or way of life,
0:27.6	you are playing the odds, but as an act of courage, it seems to me.
0:41.3	This is Ashley Stone, and you're listening to The Comeback Podcast.
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1:58.5	friends. We really did just meet in person for the first time.
2:01.2	But I have recommended his book many times on the podcast. And his book, his book is, you guys
2:15.8	have probably heard me talk about it, The Crucible of Doubt. He's written many
2:19.0	books and he's just a legend. But that book in particular was so life-changing for me. And so,
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