Maybe God With Eric Huffman

Before becoming one of the most influential authors of our time with over two dozen books exploring pain, doubt, grace, and hope, Philip Yancey spent years coming to terms with his strict fundamentalist upbringing. On this episode, he explains how he overcame a crisis of faith, his thoughts on the current evangelical church, and how a very recent diagnosis with a potentially debilitating illness has put his faith to the test. More on Philip Yancey: https://philipyancey.com/  Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

It’s hard to miss the relentless stream of news reports of Christian pastors who’ve been caught lying, cheating on their wives, mishandling church funds, and in some cases sexually abusing women and children - and the ripple effect pastoral misconduct has had on so many people who’ve lost faith in the Church. What are the root causes of these pastoral failures? How should they be handled? And how can trust in the Church ever be restored? Eric Huffman talks to Julie Roys, the journalist who’s been the first to report on many of the biggest church scandals, and Sonny and Shawn Hennessy, two megachurch pastors who found healing by owning up to their biggest mistakes and walking away from a thriving ministry. Featured podcast: “The Rise After the Fall” More about The Exchange Collaborative: www.theexchangecollaborative.com Watch the full interviews: www.youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate 

In Eric Huffman's 2017 Easter sermon to The Story Church, he speaks directly to skeptics about the historical facts surrounding the resurrection of Jesus.  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

This Easter week, the Maybe God team presents the most convincing evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. In this 2020 interview, host Eric Huffman sits down, in front of a live audience of Maybe God listeners, with New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel to hear the evidence that convinced this former investigative reporter and hardcore atheist that Jesus is real and physically rose from the dead.  Featured book: “The Case for Christ” Eric Huffman on Unbelievable?: Is Christianity Too Exclusive? Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

Dr. John Delony knows firsthand that mental health challenges and broken relationships are a part of life—but they don’t have to define you. On this episode, the mental health expert, national bestselling author, and host of “The Dr. John Delony Show” sets the record straight about anxiety and tackles everything from dating and sex to marriage and parenting. Also, listen to Dr. Delony’s real talk with Maybe God listeners struggling with their own mental health challenges.  Featured show: “The Dr. John Delony Show” Featured book: Redefining Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Your Life Back Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

During an interview with Then God Moved podcast host Adira Polite, Eric Huffman reflects on his early skepticism of the Christian faith, his own history of false teaching, and how a trip to Israel changed the game. He also opens up about the recent series of events in his life that proved even pastors aren't beyond a crisis of faith. Original interview aired on Then God Moved on Dec. 16, 2022 Follow Then God Moved on Instagram: @thengodmoved Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

Maybe God host Eric Huffman sits down for a second time with one of the world’s greatest living Christian apologists, author and philosopher William Lane Craig, to tackle the controversial subject of Adam. Was Adam a real person? And if so, who was he and when did he live? For Dr. Craig’s first Maybe God interview, click here. More work by Dr. Craig: www.reasonablefaith.org  Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

Our conversation on prayer continues with Mark Batterson, the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. and the New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker. Mark’s work has motivated people all over the world to boldly draw circles around their most ambitious prayers. He explains why he believes God honors bold prayers, what it means when our prayers aren’t answered, and how he personally has prayed through some very challenging circumstances in his own life. More about Pastor Mark: www.markbatterson.com Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

All the way from New Zealand, award-winning musician, poet, writer, and spiritual director Strahan Coleman opens up about the chronic illness that ended his music career and led him into a deeper union with God. After years of pursuing God's approval through his music, ministry, and other measurable goals, Strahan shares in his new book called “Beholding: Deepening Our Experience in God” the most important lesson he's learned since falling ill: that the real meaning of life is simply being with God. More about Strahan Coleman: www.commonerscommunion.com/  Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate 

After a horrific car accident took the lives of his wife and youngest son, how did Jeff Olsen find the courage to survive over 18 surgeries and eventually heal both physically and emotionally? Hear how multiple Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences during his nearly six month hospital stay helped Jeff develop a deeper faith in God that kept him fighting for his life. More about Jeff Olsen: https://www.envoypublishing.com  Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate

It’s a tract of land no larger than Massachusetts, but in terms of its geopolitical importance, the Holy Land is larger than life. In the aftermath of recent escalations in violence between Hamas militants and Israel’s defense forces, Maybe God presents a series of honest, raw conversations from the Holy Land between host Eric Huffman and real people on all sides of this consequential crisis. Part two of "Whose Side Is God On?" released in June 2021 features Bob Lang, a Jewish settler in the West Bank, and Daoud Nassar, an Arab farmer who runs the Tent of Nations.  More on Tent of Nations: www.tentofnations.org Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

It’s a tract of land no larger than Massachusetts, but in terms of its geopolitical importance, the Holy Land is larger than life. In the aftermath of recent escalations in violence between Hamas militants and Israel’s defense forces, Maybe God presents a series of honest, raw conversations from the Holy Land between host Eric Huffman and real people on all sides of this consequential crisis. Part one of "Whose Side Is God On?" from June 2021 features Holy Land author and scholar John A. Beck and a Palestinian woman named Ranya who lives under Israeli occupation in Jerusalem. More about John A. Beck: www.johnabeckauthor.com  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

Justin Brierley is a legend in the world of Christian radio and podcasting. For 17 years, he’s managed to host compelling, enlightening, and mostly civil conversations between Christians and non-Christians, theists and atheists, and liberals and conservatives for his UK-based program called “Unbelievable?” On this episode, Justin discusses the most convincing arguments he’s heard against Christianity, how he’s resolved them in his own mind, and why after years of exploring Christianity with atheists, he still believes in the God of the Bible. More about Justin: www.justinbrierley.com Watch Justin’s latest video series: www.thebigconversation.show Watch this interview: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

After years of asking all the questions, the tables turn on Maybe God host Eric Huffman as his 15-year-old daughter, Joelle, makes her first appearance on the show and immediately takes control. She asks her father ten probing questions - ranging from his secret love of Taylor Swift to his thoughts on dating, friendship, and parenting. This conversation will provide listeners with more insight into Eric's perspective and a closer look at the sort of questions that many young people are pondering today. Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod 

Lara Logan is a lightning rod of controversy. By speaking out against vaccine mandates and sounding alarm bells about what she calls a globalist cult of elites, she’s gotten herself in hot water on a regular basis. Still, she refuses to keep quiet, and she insists on telling the truth as she sees it. In Eric Huffman’s conversation with the Emmy award-winning foreign correspondent, she opens up about her South African upbringing under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, her reporting from Afghanistan and Iraq following 9/11, her miraculous rescue from a horrific attack in Egypt, and why she continues to speak out despite the mainstream media turning its back on her. In the end, Eric challenges her about the one thing he thinks she’s missing. Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate

Grace Hill returns to the Maybe God studio to wrestle with some of the specific doubts that led her to deconstruct her faith, doubts that she and so many other people continue to wrestle with today. Grace’s blog: www.wakingupwonder.com/blog  Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast   Sign up for our newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod  Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate

When Grace Hill began attending Eric Huffman’s church back in January 2022, he had no idea how deeply she’d struggled with doubts related to Christianity for over a decade, doubts that led her to self loathing and feelings of isolation so debilitating she even experienced suicidal thoughts. This is the first time Grace shares her story with Eric.  Grace’s blog: https://www.wakingupwonder.com/blog Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod Donate to future episodes: www.maybegodpod.com/donate

In part one, Maybe God followed host Eric Huffman's journey from the certainty of Bible Belt religion to the moment in college when he began to deconstruct and reject his Christian beliefs. More than a decade later, he found himself pastoring a church in Kansas City and questioning everything about God. When Eric took a trip to get away from the life that had him feeling like a fraud, he never imagined coming home a new man. This is the conclusion of the season 2 episode retracing Eric’s steps from Christianity to atheism back to faith in Jesus. End music credit: “Praise the Lord” by Sean McConnell Watch interviews and subscribe to our channel: www.youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

Nearly everyone doubts the existence or the goodness of God at some point in life, but what happens when you're a pastor who no longer believes? In this season 2 episode, we follow Maybe God host and pastor Eric Huffman as he retraces his steps of the journey from Bible Belt religion to atheism. Eric visits his childhood home and his college campus to speak directly with some of the people who helped shape - and wreck - his faith. Watch interviews and subscribe to our channel: www.youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign up for our weekly newsletter with exclusive content: www.maybegodpod.com  Follow Maybe God on Instagram and Facebook: @maybegodpod

After years of following one of our favorite Instagram accounts that  shares incredible stories of God moving in people’s lives, we reached out to get to know the heart and mind of the person who created it. That’s when we met Adira Polite, a young African American seminary student. As gifted as she is at sharing other people’s stories on Then God Moved, Adira has for years been remarkably silent when it comes to her own. The more we got to know her, the more convinced we became that it was time for this great storyteller to share all the incredible ways God has and continues to move in her life. Her story is one of God freeing her from sexual desires that conflict with who she believes God created her to be, and while this is one way that God moves in people’s lives, Adira wants those who are struggling with their sexuality to know that God can move in our lives in a million different ways.   Featured Instagram account and podcast: Then God Moved Watch Maybe God interviews: youtube.com/maybegodpodcast  Sign