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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2026 · 24 MIN

When God Feels Far Away: I'm the Problem, Right?: Brant Hansen

from FamilyLife Today® · host FamilyLife Network

You pray. Read your Bible. Show up at church. And God still seems … crickets. When God feels far away, does that mean your faith is broken—or that you are? Brant Hansen, author of Blessed Are the Misfits, gets candid about skepticism, emotional wiring, and our all-too-human pressure to manufacture spiritual experiences. What holds your faith together when your feelings have approximately nothing useful to report? Show Notes and Resources Connect with Brant on Instagram. Connect with Brant on Facebook. Learn more about Brant on his website. Listen to Brant and Sherri’s podcast, The Brant and Sherri Oddcast. Get Brant’s book, Blessed Are the Misfits. Thanks to the Christian Standard Bible for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at CSBible.com. Follow us on all social platforms: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube Find resources from our podcast at shop.familylife.com. Download FamilyLife's app! See cru.org/us/en/about/privacy FamilyLife’s Privacy Policy

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On FamilyLife Today, Brant Hansen gets real with Dave and Ann Wilson about when God feels far away—and about having faith when feelings go AWOL.

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