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Would You Believe It?: A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics
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What is faith? Is it something we can reason our way to, or does it run deeper?
Are you searching for a faith that feels real—grounded, yet transformative?
In Would You Believe It? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics, Kyle Hogg brings over 25 years of Scriptural study and ministry to offer a clear, life-changing approach to faith that speaks to both seekers and believers. As a pastor with a passion for making the Bible accessible, Kyle shares practical insights into the relationship between faith, evidence, and truth, showing how faith can become a reality in your life.
In this book, you
Discover the clearest, most accessible definition of faith you’ve ever read.Learn how faith is received and what it takes to open yourself to it.See the connection between faith, reason, and the pursuit of truth.Explore how biblical faith is generated and deepened over time.Understand why evidence alone is not enough to create true faith.Would You Believe it? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics is more than a guide—it’s a path to genuine belief. This book invites you to explore faith in a way that’s clear, practical, and rooted in truth, offering a fresh perspective that can reshape your spiritual journey.
If you’re ready to discover a faith that resonates deeply, start your journey with Would You Believe It? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics today.
What is faith? Is it something we can reason our way to, or does it run deeper?
Are you searching for a faith that feels real—grounded, yet transformative?
In Would You Believe It? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics, Kyle Hogg brings over 25 years of Scriptural study and ministry to offer a clear, life-changing approach to faith that speaks to both seekers and believers. As a pastor with a passion for making the Bible accessible, Kyle shares practical insights into the relationship between faith, evidence, and truth, showing how faith can become a reality in your life.
In this book, you
Discover the clearest, most accessible definition of faith you’ve ever read.Learn how faith is received and what it takes to open yourself to it.See the connection between faith, reason, and the pursuit of truth.Explore how biblical faith is generated and deepened over time.Understand why evidence alone is not enough to create true faith.Would You Believe it? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics is more than a guide—it’s a path to genuine belief. This book invites you to explore faith in a way that’s clear, practical, and rooted in truth, offering a fresh perspective that can reshape your spiritual journey.
If you’re ready to discover a faith that resonates deeply, start your journey with Would You Believe It? A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics today.
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February 27, 2025
I finally seized my opportunity to catch Edward Berger’s “Conclave” last night. Admittedly, I am not particularly taken by even the most seismic comings and goings of Vatican City, and although it may shoot my future chances at papacy, I can acknowledge that I find the notion of Catholic procedurals (even those helmed by Voldemort himself) rather…boring. Naturally, this properly set the stage for my slack jaw concerning how urgent and engrossing the film proved to be. During a monologue early in the film’s runtime, Ralph Fiennes, donning his best Cardinal Dean timbre, pleads with his peers: “Our faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand-in-hand with doubt”. Subtly referencing a misanthropic figure clamoring for the papacy, he trembles onward, “If there was only certainty and no doubt, there would be no mystery.”
I found Fiennes’ speech more moving than nearly anything else I watched this year, both due to it’s sheer conviction, as well as the way in which it uprooted a misconception I had in conflating his belief with both stoic certainty and oppressive dogma. It seems fitting then, that tonight I finished Kyle Hogg’s book, Would You Believe It, in which he likewise implores his audience to consider faith—not as a monolithic, compulsory series of practices; but rather as a living belief system, one that compels onward, and can not merely just contend with our doubts, but actively make space at the table for them. Functioning moreso as a guide/primer than an exhaustive treatise on Hogg’s personal theology on the nature of faith, there is an appealing sort of accessibility about this one. Balancing informality of tone with densely-packed content, Hogg skillfully toes the line between a sit-down chat with your local chill pastor and a lecture hall transcript. Granted that this is billed with the byline of “A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics”, one could understandably approach a book of this kind with a fair amount of trepidation. It is no small understatement to acknowledge that we live in contentious times, culturally, and it seems so often to be that the prominent voices that seem to emerge (especially from places of faith) offering answers, can prove to be the same sort of answers that Conclave reminds us to be wary of. Thankfully, Hogg does remarkably well with the space he utilizes, and within the span of a short novella, he effectively recontextualizes some of the most significant misconceptions concerning Christianity that seem to pervade popular culture. Not to be pigeonholed into a mere resource for the curious few, however, the material here is rich enough to offer a great deal to even those speaking from their very own pulpits. Embellishing Hogg’s large-scale ideas and challenging questions, however, are a smattering of charming anecdotes and recognizable illustrations that grant a sense of levity and personability to his writing. More practically speaking, I find Would You Believe It’s brevity lends to a kind of utility here, that grants one space to easily pick it up, independent of any prior personal knowledge of Protestant thought. Structured simply by outlining the terms and definitions of its central thesis, presenting a rudimentary “walking tour” past several key “contentions” to faith, and then offering an invitation to think critically about Hogg’s invitation of faith in Christ; the books weighty sense of conviction is unmistakable. One could just as easily see Hogg laboring over pen and paper, or laptop keyboard; as they could see him offering an earnest hand of invitation to those searching for substantial answers, something to hang their hats on.
Interestingly enough, my only point of consideration would also be in relation to length! Kyle Hogg reads as uniquely keen on opening the door to novel, thought-provoking hallways of thought, so there were sections where I found myself hoping to click “expand” on a sentence/idea several times over. I found three or four points throughout the eight-or-so chapters which I found myself hoping he would “park” on an idea for a bit before moving on, as the discussion he was crafting seemed especially rewarding. A bit of pontificating on occasion would suit Hogg’s bookish sensibilities! Beyond this, I think tightening a few of the metaphors and illustrations would prove especially fruitful. I find that in books of shorter length, each outside reference is granted more weight, in comparison, so making a few punchy and formidable references with exacting focus on verbiage helps serve to hit it out of the park. It was a privilege to read this one, and I found myself challenged on more than one occasion. These quiet moments of inner reflection—be they sourced from theologians, Italian auteurs, our friends and families, or merely our quiet moments with God—often seem to be the most transformative, don’t they? Hogg seems rife with these ideas, so his work is naturally brimming with them. Fiennes’ Dean, for all his liturgical practices and meticulous attention to detail, implored some of the most prominent thought figures within the room that a faith that lacks humility, and wonder, and a measure of comfort with uncertainty, will likely prove as insincere as it will harmful. For a generation well-acquainted with verbose religiosity, it is truly a relief to reed something meek, uplifting, and well-reasoned. Even our most valiant efforts to carve out channels to understanding God can prove reductive, Kyle reminds us. After all, we are merely just a people outstretching their arms for a buoy—some semblance of certainty—in a sea of questions. However, this dire urgency is often exactly right position for those who wish grab hold of the answers that do come our way, by no small miracle.
I found Fiennes’ speech more moving than nearly anything else I watched this year, both due to it’s sheer conviction, as well as the way in which it uprooted a misconception I had in conflating his belief with both stoic certainty and oppressive dogma. It seems fitting then, that tonight I finished Kyle Hogg’s book, Would You Believe It, in which he likewise implores his audience to consider faith—not as a monolithic, compulsory series of practices; but rather as a living belief system, one that compels onward, and can not merely just contend with our doubts, but actively make space at the table for them. Functioning moreso as a guide/primer than an exhaustive treatise on Hogg’s personal theology on the nature of faith, there is an appealing sort of accessibility about this one. Balancing informality of tone with densely-packed content, Hogg skillfully toes the line between a sit-down chat with your local chill pastor and a lecture hall transcript. Granted that this is billed with the byline of “A Guide to Finding Faith for Skeptics”, one could understandably approach a book of this kind with a fair amount of trepidation. It is no small understatement to acknowledge that we live in contentious times, culturally, and it seems so often to be that the prominent voices that seem to emerge (especially from places of faith) offering answers, can prove to be the same sort of answers that Conclave reminds us to be wary of. Thankfully, Hogg does remarkably well with the space he utilizes, and within the span of a short novella, he effectively recontextualizes some of the most significant misconceptions concerning Christianity that seem to pervade popular culture. Not to be pigeonholed into a mere resource for the curious few, however, the material here is rich enough to offer a great deal to even those speaking from their very own pulpits. Embellishing Hogg’s large-scale ideas and challenging questions, however, are a smattering of charming anecdotes and recognizable illustrations that grant a sense of levity and personability to his writing. More practically speaking, I find Would You Believe It’s brevity lends to a kind of utility here, that grants one space to easily pick it up, independent of any prior personal knowledge of Protestant thought. Structured simply by outlining the terms and definitions of its central thesis, presenting a rudimentary “walking tour” past several key “contentions” to faith, and then offering an invitation to think critically about Hogg’s invitation of faith in Christ; the books weighty sense of conviction is unmistakable. One could just as easily see Hogg laboring over pen and paper, or laptop keyboard; as they could see him offering an earnest hand of invitation to those searching for substantial answers, something to hang their hats on.
Interestingly enough, my only point of consideration would also be in relation to length! Kyle Hogg reads as uniquely keen on opening the door to novel, thought-provoking hallways of thought, so there were sections where I found myself hoping to click “expand” on a sentence/idea several times over. I found three or four points throughout the eight-or-so chapters which I found myself hoping he would “park” on an idea for a bit before moving on, as the discussion he was crafting seemed especially rewarding. A bit of pontificating on occasion would suit Hogg’s bookish sensibilities! Beyond this, I think tightening a few of the metaphors and illustrations would prove especially fruitful. I find that in books of shorter length, each outside reference is granted more weight, in comparison, so making a few punchy and formidable references with exacting focus on verbiage helps serve to hit it out of the park. It was a privilege to read this one, and I found myself challenged on more than one occasion. These quiet moments of inner reflection—be they sourced from theologians, Italian auteurs, our friends and families, or merely our quiet moments with God—often seem to be the most transformative, don’t they? Hogg seems rife with these ideas, so his work is naturally brimming with them. Fiennes’ Dean, for all his liturgical practices and meticulous attention to detail, implored some of the most prominent thought figures within the room that a faith that lacks humility, and wonder, and a measure of comfort with uncertainty, will likely prove as insincere as it will harmful. For a generation well-acquainted with verbose religiosity, it is truly a relief to reed something meek, uplifting, and well-reasoned. Even our most valiant efforts to carve out channels to understanding God can prove reductive, Kyle reminds us. After all, we are merely just a people outstretching their arms for a buoy—some semblance of certainty—in a sea of questions. However, this dire urgency is often exactly right position for those who wish grab hold of the answers that do come our way, by no small miracle.
February 26, 2025
Simple but Profound
This book doesn’t need another good review (the initial reviews and recommendations range from Cambridge to California) but it’s earned one.
The assertions are simple but distilled from many complex threads. Faith is a gift offered by God (not earned), the Spirit makes it effective, and all the prominent atheists and agnostics are unable to turn people from examining evidence in favor of belief in a real God active in the real world. As a legal professional, I affirm the assertion of the author’s brother-in-law: Throughout centuries, attorneys examine documents and witnesses. That is the basis of evidence, whether you argue for a certain conclusion or against it. Witnesses are more powerful than closed-loop ‘incontrovertible’ proofs that our modern world screams about because it rejects the legitimate claims of humility and trust.
The King (Herod) Agrippa scenario is key. The Apostle Paul, in chains, presents evidence. Agrippa tries to wriggle out of an honest affirmation of belief. As far as we know, he walks away from the best defense of the gospel that he’s ever heard, discussing legal technicalities with an unrighteousness man.
Faith is a gift. And John McArthur is right - the Scriptures are their own best defense. My only real nit with this book is that in chapter 6, the author misses the opportunity to add, “if one does not hear Moses and the prophets, he will not believe though one rise from the dead.”
Plus the bedraggled Mickey (voted “most hideous”) is a brilliant example of childlike faith. Mickey might be missing an eye and much stuffing, hardly qualifying as a ‘stuffie’ but it cannot be substituted. Christians might not have much to recommend them and look very woebegone (even grimy) but there is no substitute for a real faith lived in a real world. The Spirit, the water, and the blood must agree.
Great read!
This book doesn’t need another good review (the initial reviews and recommendations range from Cambridge to California) but it’s earned one.
The assertions are simple but distilled from many complex threads. Faith is a gift offered by God (not earned), the Spirit makes it effective, and all the prominent atheists and agnostics are unable to turn people from examining evidence in favor of belief in a real God active in the real world. As a legal professional, I affirm the assertion of the author’s brother-in-law: Throughout centuries, attorneys examine documents and witnesses. That is the basis of evidence, whether you argue for a certain conclusion or against it. Witnesses are more powerful than closed-loop ‘incontrovertible’ proofs that our modern world screams about because it rejects the legitimate claims of humility and trust.
The King (Herod) Agrippa scenario is key. The Apostle Paul, in chains, presents evidence. Agrippa tries to wriggle out of an honest affirmation of belief. As far as we know, he walks away from the best defense of the gospel that he’s ever heard, discussing legal technicalities with an unrighteousness man.
Faith is a gift. And John McArthur is right - the Scriptures are their own best defense. My only real nit with this book is that in chapter 6, the author misses the opportunity to add, “if one does not hear Moses and the prophets, he will not believe though one rise from the dead.”
Plus the bedraggled Mickey (voted “most hideous”) is a brilliant example of childlike faith. Mickey might be missing an eye and much stuffing, hardly qualifying as a ‘stuffie’ but it cannot be substituted. Christians might not have much to recommend them and look very woebegone (even grimy) but there is no substitute for a real faith lived in a real world. The Spirit, the water, and the blood must agree.
Great read!
March 24, 2025
A memorable read
I read the Bible every day. I believe God sent his precious gift, his only son Jesus to die for my sins and to offer me his forgiveness and everlasting life with Him.
I wanted to read this book to strengthen my faith and belief in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I found this book to be easy to read and understand. I am glad I chose to read it. Sincerely
I read the Bible every day. I believe God sent his precious gift, his only son Jesus to die for my sins and to offer me his forgiveness and everlasting life with Him.
I wanted to read this book to strengthen my faith and belief in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I found this book to be easy to read and understand. I am glad I chose to read it. Sincerely
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