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November 2, 2025

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

“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.”

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Letter to a Doubter, by Terryl Givens:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1856&context=interpreter

Book Recommendation:
The Crucible of Doubt, by Terryl Givens

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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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“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.”
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