There are common and erroneous assumptions about what happens when one turns to Christ: a) Life immediately gets happier. b) Life gets easier. c) All of one's questions and doubts are erased. In this honest conversation Mark and I talk through different angles about what faith and doubt each are. Why do new (or even seasoned) believers get sidelined and De-convert? Why is it problematic to put all your hopes and dreams in a church, pastor, or spouse? What happened to Mark's mother when she turned to Christ? How did that re-direct her focus and energy? There are many assumptions made about both faith and doubt, so we want to be open and honest together on these lines. Oh, and, how is it that doubt can actually be a good thing? Come think and laugh with us!

Secularists in America express great fear about Christians who bring their faith into the public square, "they want us to live under a theocracy!" But it is an illegitimate fear. It was Christians, first and foremost, in America who learned to push back against the idolatry of the State and it is Christians who, stemming from a committed moral compass, don't want the state to work immorality (not even for doctrinal ends). My friend Mark and I talk through the ins and outs of theocracy, values, beliefs, morals, and doctrines as we consider how to foster a Christian presence—a seasoning of the nation—into play.