Episode 97: Having It Out with God with Erin Moon

Good Hard Story Podcast

Some of you will want to turn this episode off about three minutes in because we’re talking about deconstruction. I say this with love: skipping this episode would be a mistake! Whether you’ve never doubted your faith for a moment or you’re ready to burn it all down, today’s conversation has something so good for you. I guarantee it.

Having an out-of-the-blue stroke as a healthy 26 year-old and losing the life I loved so dearly pretty much cured me of pretending I had all the answers. Grief, heartbreak, and unmet expectations have a way of undoing the framework we have for reality—and that includes the way we understand God, the Bible, and our faith communities.

Friends, on the other side of all my certainty I found something so much better. I learned mystery and doubt aren’t something to fear or feel ashamed about.

My guest is the remarkable Erin Hicks Moon. She’s an hysterically funny and incredibly poignant writer and podcaster who has become a beloved spokeswoman for those of us who are tired of pretending to have all the answers.

Here’s a preview of what we’ll get into:

• How to normalize doubt, rather than glamorize or villainize it
• Why faith has become synonymous with certainty
• How to parent kids when we don’t have all the answers about faith
• What do to when the Bible stops making sense

If you need to feel less alone and ashamed as you wrestle with your doubt, this episode is for you.

Show Notes:

I’ve Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out With God by Erin Moon - https://a.co/d/eqjrhLn

Meredith Ann Miller - https://www.instagram.com/meredithannemiller

Counterpoint series from Zondervan - https://zondervanacademic.com/products/category/counter-points

Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand by Jeff Chu -https://a.co/d/1tXrmDU

The Faith Adjacent Podcast - https://faithadjacent.com/

Erin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erinhmoon

Erin on Substack - https://erinhmoon.substack.com/

Scriptures referenced in this episode:

Genesis 32:22-32

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