Jared Halverson, a professional religious educator, joins us to talk about faith crisis, engaging with faith questions, and establishing spiritual experiences. If you have had faith questions or have been struggling with conversations about your faith, this episode is for you. This is one of our favorite scholar interviews! Thanks so much for joining us, Jared!

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Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:50 - Jared’s academic background and career 5:00 - Reacting to new “anti-Mormon” content; anti-faith content 6:00 - Deception 6:40 - Prophecy from Jesus Christ 9:08 - Is “turning the other cheek” always the answer? 11:05 - Humor and showing a different approach 12:30 - Engaging with those in faith crisis 14:00 - Seeking to understand and diffusing the bomb 18:20 - What approach do you take with people in a faith crisis? 19:37 - Understanding the stages of faith - Creation, Fall, Atonement 23:02 - Reach out and talk 23:45 - Curiosity and judgment - personal story 26:08 - Fighting on both sides 27:22 - Reframing your relationship with those who have left 29:28 - Clinging to the rod of iron; Lehi’s dream 32:18 - The P’s 33:10 - Marveling at God 34:30 - “Why do you do this?” 36:32 - The worth of souls 38:00 - Father with paternal regard with ample provision 39:40 - Temptations 41:11 - Zion - One heart, one mind 42:50 - Common questions but is it yours? 45:50 - Helpless chicks 49:22 - Experience with God

Your ultimate guide to navigating a faith crisis!