Faith and Doubt

I am a Christian. And I am a doubter. Most of the time I wish I didn't doubt. But after almost 40 years of being a Christian, I'm beginning to see doubt very differently. I now know it is an essential ingredient of faith. Without doubt, it is impossible to have faith. What Ortberg got me to do, even more than Yancy or CS Lewis, was to begin exercising the same doubts about my doubt, as I had been about my faith. The book is short. He is very likeable. And the writing is deceptively simple. He faces straight on the hard hard questions, and doesn't give any answers he doesn't have. He doesn't solve the whole puzzle of faith. That would be impossible. But he makes you think. My faith is a little stronger because of this book, and this man.

I listened to this book with hope that after all these years of being a Christian I can still believe and have doubts. The first half of the book I also quit listening due to the material he covers to show what doubt is and is not. I am glad I got through the text as the last couple of chapters helped me take a look at my faith and how doubt helps me build my faith. This is a must read for those who live with doubt and wonder if they can still be a believer.

Excellent book on the topic of doubt in faith. Explains that doubt is normal and can be helpful in strengthening your faith. Well written with humor and wisdom.

Wow, this one really surprised me. It was deeper than I'd expected, and honest. The author takes you into the territory of Doubt, rather courageously, and there he finds that doubt can be helpful for the soul. He brought up a lot of ideas and perspectives that were new to me. The whole book, which is very well written, opened my mind. Truly, I'm grateful for writers like John Ortberg for honestly examining spiritual ideas like faith and doubt. In the end he tells you his "conclusions" about faith and God, but he invites the reader to find his/her own. This was my first book by the author.