A Conversation With Jesus… on Doubt

A Conversation with Jesus

by David R. Helm

Doubt is a virtue – a necessary check on blind certainty. ‘Doubting Thomas’ is a man who has been known for his doubt throughout history. He was one of Jesus’ early followers and he was a man who liked to make up his own mind based on the evidence available to him. When the other disciples told him they’d seen Jesus alive again it sounded outrageous.   But then he saw Jesus.   The evidence of his own eyes, ears, and hands, backed up what his fellow disciples had been saying. But Jesus had a thing or two to say about Thomas’ doubt.

64 pages, Hardcover

Published May 10, 2019

About the author

David R. Helm, along with Arthur Jackson, serves as Lead Pastor of the Hyde Park Congregation of Holy Trinity Church Chicago. David is Chairman of The Charles Simeon Trust, a ministry devoted to equipping men in expository preaching.

A graduate of Wheaton College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, David is ordained in the PCA and serves on the council of The Gospel Coalition. He authored I, II Peter and Jude in Crossway’s Preaching the Word series, and contributed to Preach the Word:Essays in Expository Preaching in Honor of Kent Hughes. In addition, David has written The Big Picture Story Bible, One to One Bible Reading and The Genesis Factor (the latter with Jon Dennis). His forthcoming book on preaching is titled Expositional Preaching: How we speak God's Word Today which will be released in April of 2014.

David and his wife, Lisa, have five children (Noah, Joanna, who is married to Ben Panner, Baxter, Silas and Mariah) and reside in the Hyde Park neighborhood.

Reviews

[David Dunlap · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short volume is a meditation on the post-Resurrection encounter between Thomas the disciple and the resurrected Jesus, with its implications for us in the here-and-now. The author strives to differentiate between doubt (which he does not see as an entirely negative thing) and unbelief; I'm not altogether certain he made the distinction clear enough, although I appreciate the positive things he suggests about doubt and its usefulness in pursuing an authentic life.

[Steve Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a brief but penetrating exploration of doubt. It reads like a well-crafted evangelistic sermon.

[Luke Rasmussen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful and thought provoking.