Faith, Forgiveness & The Weight of a Calling

In this episode of After Peter Pan, host Pat Tenneriello sits down with Austin May—a 23-year-old preparing for pastoral ministry—to explore faith, forgiveness, and the weight of answering a calling. Austin shares his journey from hedonism, anger, and resentment toward a life shaped by conviction, including the pivotal moment he confronted his hatred toward his father and chose forgiveness. Pat and Austin dive into what religion offers beyond self-help and psychotherapy, the difference between self-improvement and surrender, and what it means to take belief seriously when it demands responsibility rather than comfort. Together, they reflect on certainty, doubt, personal transformation, and what “growing up” looks like when faith carries real weight.What You’ll Learn:How forgiveness can become a turning point for personal transformationWhat faith offers that self-help, psychotherapy, and philosophy often can’tWhy conviction and certainty can feel both freeing and burdensomeThe difference between living for self-improvement and answering a callingWhat growing up really means when belief comes with responsibilityLinks:Booklet - Your Verdict on the Empty Tomb:https://www.amazon.com/Your-Verdict-Val-Grieve/dp/1783971894