0.2 - Brittle Faith to Enduring Faith

What if the cracking of your faith isn’t a failure—but an invitation?

Many of us were given a version of faith that worked right up until life applied pressure. Built on certainty, rules, and platitudes, it held together for a while. But grief, doubt, disappointment, and silence from God have a way of exposing how brittle that kind of faith really is.

In this episode of The Pastor Next Door, we explore the difference between brittle faith and enduring faith—and why the breaking apart of faith may actually be the beginning of something deeper and more honest.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why faith rooted in agreement collapses under real life
• How control masquerades as spirituality—and why relationship matters more
• Why doubt and lament are not threats to faith, but signs of it
• What it means to trust God without certainty
• How Scripture (especially the Psalms) gives us permission to speak honestly
• Why faith is not something we perform for God, but practice with God

Drawing from Scripture, personal story, and the words of a desperate father who prayed, “I believe; help my unbelief,” this episode makes space for wrestling, grief, and unfinished faith—without shame.

If your faith feels fragile right now, you’re not behind.
You might actually be paying attention.

This episode also sets the stage for what’s coming next on the podcast:

• Season 1: Personal spiritual fitness — slow, ordinary practices rooted in grace
• Season 2: Faith deconstruction and reconstruction
• Season 3: Community, connection, and belonging
• Season 4: Leadership without burnout

No quick fixes.
No pressure to arrive.
Just an honest, grace-filled space to keep going.

Take your time.
Grace and peace, friends.
May you love well.

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