In Holy Inconsistency, Koob walks us through Mark 9:20–27, centering on a desperate father whose prayer captures the tension many believers quietly carry: “I believe; help my unbelief.” Rather than presenting doubt as something to hide or conquer quickly, this sermon names the difference between cynical doubt that closes us off from God and honest doubt that dares to bring our fractured faith directly to Jesus. The father’s wavering trust is not polished or consistent—but it is real, and Jesus meets it head-on.

Koob invites us to see that the power of this passage does not rest in the father’s certainty, but in Jesus’ generous grace. Even amid chaos, failure, and incomplete faith, Jesus takes the boy by the hand and raises him up. Holy Inconsistency challenges the assumption that strong faith means having no questions, and instead reframes faithfulness as bringing our whole selves—belief and unbelief alike—into the presence of Christ, trusting that He is able to meet us there and lift us up.