I’d like to tell you about someone. His name isn’t important. His gender is irrelevant (in fact we don’t know whether this someone was a “he” or a “she”). There’s no reason to think that this someone was a person of great significance. The reason why this person is important isn’t because of who they were, but because of what they did.

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048 Faith and Doubt: Living in the Tension

A young man once asked me, “If believing in God is such a big deal to him, why doesn’t God make himself more obvious?”

Dave DeSelmNovember 7, 2021faith, doubt, faith and doubt, belief, unbelief, leap of faith, uncertainty, humility, Jesus, apologeticsComment

047 Faith and Doubt: The Resurrection Factor

As we wrestle with issues of Faith and Doubt, the question that all of us must answer is: Who is Jesus? Is He who He said He is – the Son of God and Savior of the World? The answer to that question rises and falls on one single event: the Resurrection.

046 Faith and Doubt: Legend, Liar, Lunatic, or Lord

For many people, in this age of pluralism and tolerance, that any single religion would lay claim to exclusively being the truth – well, that is...intolerable. And it has resulted in deep doubts about Christianity.

Dave DeSelmOctober 24, 2021faith, doubt, faith and doubt, belief, unbelief, leap of faith, uncertainty, humility, Jesus, Jesus is Lord, legend, liar, lunatic, Lord, C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, pluralism, Jesus is the way to GodComment

045 Faith and Doubt: The Gift of Uncertainty

The Old Testament character of Job has become the poster child for pain, loss, and suffering. But though we’ve heard of Job and have felt sorry for Job, very few of us have ever considered what experiencing all that hardship did for Job.

Dave DeSelmOctober 17, 2021faith, doubt, faith and doubt, belief, unbelief, leap of faith, valley, John the Baptist, Job, uncertainty, valley of Baca, valley of tears, humilityComment

044 Faith and Doubt: The Valley of Doubt

The Bible contains dramatic stories of times God would show up and reveal His glory to people. Often these events take place on mountaintops. They were unforgettable moments!

Dave DeSelmOctober 10, 2021faith, doubt, faith and doubt, belief, unbelief, leap of faith, valley, mountaintop, mountaintop experiences, John the Baptist, case study of a doubterComment

043 Faith and Doubt: The Leap of Doubt

We all live in the tension of faith and doubt. They are simply part of the human experience. But for some, that doubt goes to questioning the very existence of God. If that’s you, this talk is for you.

Dave DeSelmOctober 3, 2021faith, doubt, faith and doubt, skeptics, skepticism, John Ortberg, Jude 1:22, Be merciful to those who doubt, belief, unbelief, atheist, atheism, agnostic, agnosticism, leap of faith, leap of doubthComment

042 Faith and Doubt: Faith AND Doubt

We all live in the tension of what we hope for and what we wonder about. Like the father in Mark 9, we too cry out, “I believe. Help me with my unbelief.”