I am no longer posting new episodes to the Recovering Faith blog and podcast as my mission to recover my faith has failed and I could not continue to go through the motions and I realized I couldn’t force myself to have faith.
The Recovering Faith Podcast is an honest and nonjudgmental discussion on faith in God, why it is often difficult to trust God and what we can do about it. Many of the topics discussed center on rebuilding faith after a tragedy or when coming to Christianity from a non-Christian or pseudo-Christian world view.
Hosted by Gene Curl. New content every Wednesday.
Often times we overreact to situations and do things we can’t take back, sometimes things with serious consequences. Today I will discuss two such stories from the Bible, one in Genesis and one in Kings. It is important to realize that while the actions of these people were horrible they were in no way approved of by God.
Read MoreTyler and Sevie grew up in neighboring towns and attended Ozark Christian College in Joplin, MO. They never thought that God might be calling them to serve in japan, but by God’s grace they realized that the kingdom of God is bigger than any one of us. Convicted by the need for the gospel and motivated to see the glory of God realized in Japan, they visited Japan in July 2019. After witnessing the way God is using Mustard Seed Network to spread the gospel through urban church planting, they knew this was something they wanted to be part of. Will you commit to praying alongside Tyler and Sevie for Japan as they prepare to move to Tokyo?
Read MoreThe people and organizations that have to most to hide are the ones who keep the most secrets and try and make you feel as if you are doing something wrong if you ask any questions. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” Anyone who stands to gain from keeping you in the dark certainly doesn’t want to set you free.
Read MoreLegalism exists when people attempt to secure righteousness in God’s sight by good works. Legalists believe that they can earn or merit God’s approval by performing the requirements of the law. A legalist believes that their good works and obedience to God affects their salvation. Legalism focuses on God’s laws more than relationship with God. It keeps external laws without a truly submitted heart. And legalism adds human rules to divine laws and treats them as divine
Read MoreHome group Bible study is one of the great blessings of my life and in this episode I talk about home groups and why they are such a blessing in our lives and why everyone should attend a small group.
Read MoreGod loves the world so much that he gave the live of his son to save it, he loves the world collectively, but how do I know if he likes me as an individual or even likes me.
Read MoreIt is always better to trust God’s plan and his timing, but often times it is difficult to sit back and trust that God will provide for us and we take matters into our own hands, even if we know it is not what is best for us, and that never leads to a satisfactory outcome.
Read MoreSince this is Christmas and my life is very busy right now I decided to replay my most popular episode and will be back next week with a new episode. Enjoy and have a merry Christmas.
Read MoreThe Bible says that we should not lie or bear false witness, and by teaching the Santa myth as truth we are doing both; lying because the story is obviously not true, and bearing false witness because the story is antithetical to the character of St. Nicholas. Also, the story teaches the false doctrine of salvation by works.
Read MoreThe short story of how I came to live in Missouri is that it is where I am originally from and I came home, but this is the other story, the longer version. The photo was taken in Uranus, Missouri.
Read MoreThis weeks episode is an interview with Martin Pierce Christensen (goes by Pierce), who is an interesting and inspirational young man. Pierce’s parents were Grace Brethren youth leaders growing up and they are now entrepreneurs and own a small business. Pierce is the oldest of 8 children and was educated both at home and in public school. Pierce feels God’s call to lead a life of vocational missionary work and he is currently in culinary school to become a butcher.
Read MoreIn This Week’s episode I discuss my experience in a Charismatic church when I was struggling with faith and how instead of helping to strengthen my faith they aided in my complete loss of faith. As Christians we are called to be hospitable and welcoming, and we are called to make disciples out of all nations. The church in this story failed in these areas in a massive way.
Read MoreWe can learn a lot from John the Baptist, both in his standing up for what was right, even though it cost him his life and in the fact that being right with God does not guarantee life will be smooth sailing. As Christians, whenever we are faced with trials we like to think our stories will end like those of Daniel who was thrown into the Lions Den and survived or Shadrach, Meshack and Abednigo who survived being thrown into the fire, but not all of us are called to be Daniel or Shadrach, Meshack and Abednigo, some of us are called to be John the Baptist who was beheaded or Stephen who was stoned to death.
Read MoreWhen I was a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I was initially excited about going to the temple, but once I went I said to myself “Holy Cow, I am in a cult!” I found nothing holy about the temple experience and it helped me to eventually realize Mormonism isn’t Christianity.
Read MoreFrom the beginning of time, or at least since thee beginning of humanity, there have been false teachers, false prophets and others who , either intentionally or through confusion or misunderstanding, have sought to lead people astray and away from the true Gospel. In this episode I will discuss 5 lies that are pawned off as Christianity.
Read MoreI may have covered this before, but today’s episode is about why I am a Christian and some of my journey through the gambit of religious belief. I was lost, but now I am found.
Read MoreSome people have never heard of Jesus, some people don’t think Jesus existed at all, some people accept Jesus as a historical figure, and perhaps a great teacher, but nothing more, but Christians worship Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Who is Jesus, and why does it matter? Listen to this episode and find out.
Read MoreThe Bible teaches that we are to be in the world but not of the world, but what does that actually mean? How do we keep from being like the world when Christianity is being pushed to the fringes of society?
Read MoreThis Week’s episode is a response to a question a friend asked in regard to why God didn’t stop me from accidentally injuring myself. Since I am still one handed for a while, this week will be a podcast only and not a blog.
You can learn more about this topic by checking out my earlier post, ‘if God is Good Why is There so Much Pain and Suffering in the World?”
Read MoreI typically write a blog but I had a recent trip to the emergency room after cutting off the end of my index finger on my left hand so it is extremely difficult to type so this week is just a podcast and not a blog. I discuss the cost of being a disciple of Christ as Jesus discussed it in Luke 14:25-34
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