I help people know God in an age of incredible scientific insight.

The walls are coming down. Thanks to an explosion in both information from modern science and information accessibility from the Internet, more people than ever struggle with their understanding of God. We're entering an age of skepticism and doubt. That's good, but it also leaves many people lost, confused, and estranged from their communities.

I understand. I have walked the road of doubt, and I have watched God die in the face of modern enlightenment. But, I've also held His hand as he returned to me in the waves of the Pacific Ocean. I use my story and insights to help others find peace in doubt.

 

Blog

I write about how science and faith effect each other and our culture on my blog.

Ask Science Mike

I host a weekly podcast where I answer people's questions about science, faith, and life.

The Liturgists

I cofounded a collective with Michael Gungor to create thoughtful, evocative spiritual art and experiences.

I write about the science of faith–and how science changes our faith.

 

Too often people of faith are dismissive of science–or worse, mold it to meet their preconceived notions about God. I come from a different perspective. Science is the best means mankind has to learn about the physical world. I let science be science without rejecting faith. Because it's my faith that offers me meaning among all those facts.

 

 
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The Science Behind Dressgate.
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Help Me Create Open, Honest Conversations
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Review of Brother
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Review of Brother
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Brother Against Brother
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Brother Against Brother
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The Seed
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The Seed
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Podcast Fever
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Reader Mail - The Fourth Dimension and God
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Reader Mail - God's Desire for Justice
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Ask Science Mike and Unexpected Success
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Ask Science Mike and Unexpected Success
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Shamed and Shunned
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Shamed and Shunned
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Training The Elephant - The Key to Lasting Change
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Training The Elephant - The Key to Lasting Change
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New Podcast: Ask Science Mike
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Broken Resolutions
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My Most Popular Posts of 2014
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All questions are welcome.

 

For the spiritually frustrated, confused, or estranged, there's often a sense of isolation. It's tough to find a safe place to ask the questions that naturally arise as people's faith grows and changes. So, I started a weekly podcast to address those questions with honesty and grace (with irreverence and whimsy thrown in at no extra charge).

 

 
 
 
 
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Episode 6 - Monogamy, Marijuana, and Masturbation–Oh my!
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Episode 5 - Chaos Theory, Disproving the Big Bang, and Why God is Such a Meanie
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Episode 4 - Rising Waters, an Expanding Universe, and an Infinite Number of Hells
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Episode 3 - The Fastest Car in the Universe & What Happens When We Die
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Episode 2 - Pangea, Prayer, and Pretending God is Real
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Episode 1 - Animal souls, the power of uncertainty, and getting freaky with angels
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My favorite work is face-to-face.

 

I love sharing my insights about how science and faith work together from my own story and years of research. I'm always blown away by the enthusiasm and response audiences offer, and I love answering people's questions about science, faith, doubt, and atheism.


 

The work of the people.

 

Michael Gungor and I founded The Liturgists to create thoughtful, evocative art and experiences rooted in the diverse soil of the Christian tradition. In time, that work attracted like minds and a community formed. We release works, put on events, and host a twice-monthly podcast to further an intelligent, science-savvy exploration of art and faith that is unapologetically Christian, but open to all.

 

 

I have watched God die. Even though I was raised in church and loved God, I became an atheist as an adult. I know what it's like to think the Bible is a contradictory mess, and to believe God is nothing but a fairy tale. That's not the end of my story.

God moved powerfully in my life, but that didn't answer any of my questions. I wrote this series for people who want to believe in God but can't. Start at the bottom and work your way up, or just click on any post that may address a question you have. You can always contact me if you have a question that isn't addressed in the series.

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Reader Mail - The Fourth Dimension and God
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Reader Mail - God's Desire for Justice
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Reader Mail: A Question About Peace
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Reader Mail: A Question About Peace
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Reader Mail: Still Doubting
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Walking With God Through Doubt
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Walking With God Through Doubt
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What do you do when you want to believe in God, but you just can't? How do you get out from under the crushing weight of doubt? How do you pray when praying seems silly? There are three steps to walking with God with doubt.

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Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
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Reading the Bible killed my faith. In time, I learned how to read the Bible in a way that wasn't anti-science, and doesn't make God out to be an inhuman monster.

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Open the Doors and There Are the People
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One of the most powerful tools in conquering doubt is a healthy faith community. Here's why...

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Doubt in Marriage
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I respond to a reader whose husband doesn't believe anymore on how to save their marriage.

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Sweetest Name I Know
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My understanding of God seems limited and open, so why am I a Christian? Why do I choose to follow Jesus instead of Buddha, Moses, or Muhammad?

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Yes, I really was an atheist
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I address skeptics who doubt I was even an athiest.

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Doubt Q&A on Family and Friends
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Doubt Q&A on Family and Friends
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The Doubt Series, belief Q&A, family, doubt, parenting Mike McHargue Comment

I answer questions from readers about talking with family and friends as your beliefs about God change.

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Personal God Q&A
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Readers ask questions about my axiomatic definition for God.

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You Ask Me How I Know He Lives, He Lives Within My Brain
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God is not just a distant, impersonal force. People experience God all the time. Unfortunately, those experiences produce contradictory information. How can God be so personal and cause people to disagree?

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My Reading List
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This is a list of book recommendations for further reading on God, science, skepticism, and doubt.

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God and Atheism Q&A
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My post about God the creator generated a lot of discussion and questions. I answer the most common ones in this post.

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The Doubt Series doubt, god, astronomy, cosmology, gravity waves, axioms Mike McHargue Comment
God: The Creator
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It's not enough to ask, "Is God real?" First, you have to ask, "Which God?" There are diverse and conflicting definitions for God in our world. What do we know about God scientifically?

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Karaoke
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The Doubt Series faith, doubt, bible Mike McHargue Comment

A night out for drinks and karaoke lead me to wonder about spirituality. What are the roles of science in faith in describing reality and helping us live out our lives?

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Prove It
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Prove It
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What can we prove? Most philosophers agree we all make assumptions to know anything about reality, and those assumptions affect how we view the world.

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More Harm Than Good
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More Harm Than Good
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Is religion bad for people? What about society?

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Delusion
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Delusion
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Some skeptics say that it's irrational to believe in God–even delusional. What does science have to say about that?

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What If?
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What does it mean to us if God is real? What about if God isn't real? Let's look at both possiblities and what it means for how we live our lives.

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Let's Celebrate That
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Doubt can be dark. For someone who's deeply immersed in religious community or a religious family, wrestling with doubt can induce shame and stress. There's hope for the doubting, and let's celebrate that.

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Let's Talk About Doubt
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What happens when you can't believe any more? Our churches are too often places that are dangerous for the doubting, so let's get this conversation out in the open. Let's talk about doubt.

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