Search and Ponder

After the response to my previous article, I want to share some resources that have been helpful to me in rebuilding my faith. This is not an exhaustive list of resources, as my experience has spanned a few years and a lot of factors have contributed to my progress, including personal experiences both past and current through prayer, worship, and soul searching. But the following is a list of some of the resources that stand out in my mind, and which I have shared with a few of you already: Epistemology and Reframing the "Faith Crisis" These are resources that explore the fundamental building blocks of belief, as well as the significance of a so-called "faith crisis" and what to do with it. Thoughtful Faith - Jacob Hansen Feel free to explore his full YouTube channel and blog, as he refers to many resources that get at the root of Theistic vs Atheistic world views. I've enjoyed learning from the content he has put out. But here is some immediately relevant stuff

  A lot of life can happen in 10 years. When I started this blog, I was a newly hired teacher at the Provo Missionary Training Center, single and dating, trying to figure out what my major should be at Brigham Young University. That now feels to me like another life. After that period of many major life decisions and learning about myself, I’m now married to an amazing wife, with our 4th child due this month. We’re on our 3rd career-level job, 2nd house, I’ve served in the Primary, the Elders Quorum, the Bishopric, the Young Men… you get it: a lot has changed, and in many ways life has settled into a rhythm - a stark contrast to the uncertainty and ever-changing environment of young single adulthood.  Now, almost a full decade after beginning this blog, I am coming out of the other side of what I have started calling a "faith maturing" (vs a faith crisis), and I can’t shake the feeling that I should write it down and share it. Maybe you're reading this because you’re expe