“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.” - Hebrews 4:15 CSBSome people imagine Jesus standing at a distance from struggling believers. Arms crossed. Disappointed. Waiting for them to get their faith together before coming closer.That picture may come from the way someone treated you. Ma...  Read More

“Immediately the father of the boy cried out, ‘I do believe; help my unbelief!’” - Mark 9:24 CSBThere is a difference between having questions and refusing answers. There is a difference between struggling to believe and deciding you will not believe. There is a difference between weakness and rebellion. That distinction matters.Jude tells the church to have mercy on those who doubt because some p...  Read More

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” -  Matthew 11:3 CSBJohn the Baptist knew who Jesus was. He had prepared the way for Him. He had stood in the Jordan River and called people to repentance. He had pointed toward Jesus and declared, "Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"John had baptized Jesus. He had seen the Spirit descend. He had heard th...  Read More

“Until I entered God’s sanctuary. Then I understood their destiny.” - Psalm 73:17 CSBDoubt rarely stays still. It moves. It grows. It begins connecting itself to other questions.One unanswered prayer becomes a question about whether God listens. One painful experience becomes a question about whether God is good. One confusing passage becomes a question about whether Scripture can be trusted. One ...  Read More

“Have mercy on those who waver.” - Jude 22 CSBDoubt can feel dangerous. A question enters your mind, and suddenly you begin questioning everything else. "Why am I thinking this?" "Does this mean my faith is weak?" "Would a real Christian struggle with this?" "Is God disappointed in me?"Sometimes the doubt itself is not the heaviest part. The shame attached to it is.You feel like you should know be...  Read More

“Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.”James 1:2–4 CSBThere comes a point when truth has to become obedience.You can agree that God uses trials. You can understand that pressure expos...  Read More