In this episode, I reflect on the scene where doubt of poor ole “Doubting Thomas” was quelled — and why we, too, can find so much solace in the Christ of God condescending to his disciple’s deepest fears. I also highlight a new book from David Zahl and an essay by longtime friend Obbie Tyler Todd.

Resources.

“Fearless Thomas Apart From Christ,” Martin Luther

“Tommy Boy and the Case of the Doubts,” Ken Sundet Jones

“Good Friday and Unbelief,” Stephen Freeman

“Southern Yankees: Southern Baptist Clergy in the Antebellum North (1812–1861),” Obbie Tyler Todd

“Why I Wrote Low Anthropology,” David Zahl

Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself), David Zahl

Grace: So Much More Than You Know and So Much Better Than You Think, Brad J. Gray

Sponsor.

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Credits.

Intro music: “Explorers (Instrumental Version)” by The Midnight, The Midnight Music LLC, 2018.

Ad music: “Coffee Stains” by Finley, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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