Wrestling with Faith: Finding Purpose in Friction

Released July 16, 2026 · With Mac and The Rev

Healthy faith can take a hard question. If it can’t, that’s worth noticing.

Mac and The Rev talk about how questioning can move people from blind faith toward belief that holds up. They look at where friction comes from: broken trust, deconstruction, deceit, disillusionment. They also talk about fight, flight, and freeze, and a fourth option. Presence.

In this episode

• Why healthy faith invites challenge

• Friction that comes from broken trust, and the fight, flight, freeze, and presence responses

• Fear-based images of God, and humility about truth

This one is for you if

“I’m doubting everything, and it’s terrifying.”

A question for your table

When trust got broken, which did you do: fight, flight, or freeze? What would presence look like?

Also available on Apple Podcasts.