The humorist and actor John Hodgman explained that he had been asking people this question for years at meetings and dinner parties, and that their choice revealed primal desires and unconscious fears.
It was a test of character and a probe of the zeitgeist. These are “two of the superpowers which have fascinated humans since antiquity,” said the host, Ira Glass. God in the Dark: The Assurance of Faith Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt by Os Guinnessĭoubting: Growing Through the Uncertainties of Faith by Alister McGrathġ.How do you tend to respond when doubts arise?Ģ.How comfortable are you investigating hard questions?ģ.When have you wrestled with a period of doubt or with difficult questions, and what was the result?Ĥ.In what ways has honest investigation increased your faith?ĥ.In what ways does our faith “grow up” and mature?Ħ.How do you tend to feel when others express doubt?ħ.What are some ways you can come alongside those who are doubting?ĭiscover more Christian podcasts at and inquire about advertising opportunities at /contact-us.Some twenty years ago the radio program This American Life asked listeners which of two superpowers they would choose: flight or invisibility. The Myth of Certainty: The Reflective Christian and the Risk of Commitment by Daniel Taylor In this episode, theologian Dave Montoya helps us understand why doubts feel so uncomfortable, how we can address them, and how we can come alongside others who are in places of doubt. But our doubts, when investigated honestly and with Jesus, can pave the way to certainty and deeper intimacy with Christ. When this occurs, fear tempts us to ignore our doubts or avoid the hard questions. We experience a gap between what we know, or maybe what we’ve been taught, and what our reality seems to be stating.
We all have doubts, and often those doubts rise up when life becomes difficult or uncertain.
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