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Know Doubt: Embracing Uncertainty in Your Faith is unavailable, but you can change that!

In this refreshingly candid look at what it takes to live a life of faith, John Ortberg takes an honest look at the misgivings and uncertainties that often shake our beliefs as we navigate through the highs and lows of life. Reflecting on his own bouts with doubt and uncertainty, Ortberg shares with readers his discovery that, rather than being a contradiction in terms, doubt and faith may be...

But doubt can go bad; doubt can curdle like spoiled milk. Doubt can seep from the mind into the will and block courage and devotion. It can damage our capacity to persevere. It can make us indecisive. It can erode confidence. The Solidarity movement in Poland had a memorable slogan: “Pessimism of the mind, optimism of the will.” They understood that they faced uncertainty about their outcome, but they refused to allow the uncertainty of their success to weaken the strength of their devotion. Therapists