The Shadow of a Doubt: Confronting Challenges to Faith

by Talbot Davis

We all have doubts. Throughout this five-week study, Davis invites you toacknowledge and confront your doubts about your Christian faith. Eachchapter focuses on a different biblical story that illustrates a keyinsight into doubt and its effects on our faith. By bringing our doubtsout of the shadows and into the light, we have an opportunity toexperience an authentic faith seeking understanding.Discussionquestions at the end of each chapter are designed to help leaders of small groups.Also available when purchasing the book is access to a free video trailer and an audio recording of the author's sermons as another way toexperience the weekly message.

122 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2015

About the author

Talbot Davis is the pastor of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, a congregation known for its ethnic diversity, outreach ministry, and innovative approach to worship. He has repeatedly been recognized for his excellence in congregational development and has received the conference's Harry Denman Award for Excellence in Evangelism. Since Talbot began serving at Good Shepherd in 1999, average worship attendance has quadrupled, growing from 500 to 2000 each Sunday. Talbot lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, Julie, and they have two grown children. Talbot offers sermon tips and help through his blog, http://www.talbotdavis.com/sermon-help/.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doubts plague many Christians but, too often, we deny them, publicly if not privately. Pastors are especially pressured to ignore their own doubt and to counsel and preach without ever addressing it. Davis does neither in this book; he confronts doubt and speaks truth with wisdom, humility, and humor. You will see yourself in these pages. The five-week study uncovers the source of doubt, explores the alternatives and runs headlong into the most common doubts Christians face. After turning the last page I felt that my doubts no longer cast a looming shadow.