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EPISODE · Apr 23, 2025 · 18 MIN

Doubting Thomas and the Need for Safe Space in the Church

from Elisha's Bears: Exploring Faith, Baptists, and the Bible · host Danny Chisholm

Thomas is best remembered for his "doubting" when the other disciples told him that they had seen the Lord. It wasn't called "deconstruction" then, but Thomas provides an example for this kind of struggle to discern between truth and fiction. There are many who question and doubt regarding Christianity's truth claims. There's nothing wrong with honest doubt, provided that it is part of a process of discovery and spiritual growth. Thomas processed his doubts within a community of faith, and the church would do well to provide that kind of safe space today.

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Thomas is best remembered for his "doubting" when the other disciples told him that they had seen the Lord. It wasn't called "deconstruction" then, but Thomas provides an example for this kind of struggle to discern between truth and fiction. There...

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