eX-skeptic

Is Christianity true because it works, or does it work because it's true? For years, Ellie Long was convinced that Christianity was nothing more than a story people used to cope with life. Raised in a secular...

What happens when anger, disappointment, and painful family experiences shape your understanding of God? For Rich Robison, faith wasn't something he was searching for. Raised in a fractured home and moving 26 times...

What would cause someone with both emotional and intellectual reasons to reject God to reconsider? Mark Haville grew up in the UK in an abusive home with no religious foundation and little reason to believe God was...

<p >What does it cost to build a life without God?</p> <p >For Anh Le, it meant carrying everything - his identity, purpose, success, and morality, alone. Raised without religious commitment and shaped by a worldview...

<p >What if the biggest barrier between you and God are the quiet lies you’ve believed about Him your entire life?</p> <p >Jeremy Gronau carried those lies for years, formed through trauma, loss, and a lifetime of...

<p >What if being brilliant, successful, and disciplined still isn’t enough to save you from fear, obsession, and self-destruction?</p> <p >From the outside, Lisa’s life looked enviable—PhD, postdoctoral research at a...

<p >What happens when atheism is taken seriously all the way to its logical conclusions?</p> <p >For Luke Thornton, raised in a deeply secular culture in the UK, honesty about those implications led not to certainty but...

<p >What if the worldview you trusted most began to crumble under its own weight? Chris Wright grew up in a deeply Christian home, surrounded by Scripture, church life, and belief. But as he moved into adolescence...

<p >🎙️ Love the show? Support the mission and explore eX-skeptic merch here: https://ex-skeptic-shop.fourthwall.com/</p> <p >What if denying Christianity felt like freedom—but that path slowly revealed itself to be...

<p >What if the questions that once pulled you away from faith could be the very questions that lead you back?</p> <p >That’s exactly what happened to Matt Schmidt. As a naturally inquisitive kid, Matt felt the weight...

<p >🎙️ Love the show? Support the mission and explore eX-skeptic merch here: https://ex-skeptic-shop.fourthwall.com/</p> <p >Before she became one of today’s leading Christian thinkers, Nancy Pearcey walked away from...

<p >What happens when faith feels like pretending, and you can’t live with the disconnect anymore?</p> <p >Erika Diaz-Castro, a wife, mom, and Bible teacher who once lived a double life—publicly religious but privately...

<p >Have you ever tried to find peace by walking away from God or from the judgment and expectations that once made faith feel heavy?</p> <p >Heather Sewell shares her story of running from faith and searching for...

<p >What if you’re content with life, confident in science, and still quietly curious?</p> <p >Dr. Jim Small, MD, PhD, pathologist, professor, and lifelong scientist was raised without faith and felt no need for God...

<p >What happens when a brilliant researcher, once convinced God was nothing more than a cultural artifact, decides to take a second look?</p> <p >In this episode of eX-skeptic, Dr. Lee Holcombe shares his remarkable...