{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nuance: Being Faithful in the Public Square","title":"Mid-Faith Crisis: Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, & Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel & Jason Hague","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2444,"description":"What happens when the confident, inherited faith you've relied on suddenly fractures? Many believers eventually hit a wall where doubt, suffering, or church hurt make everything they thought they knew feel like it's dissolving. \nNavigating this disillusionment isn't a sign of failure. It is often a deeply normal, expected part of the spiritual lifecycle that is rarely talked about openly. \nIn this episode of Nuance, host Case Thorp sits down with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague, co-authors of the book Mid-Faith Crisis. Catherine and Jason unpack the difference between toxic spiritual environments and normal human failing, the danger of bringing consumer-culture expectations into our theology, and how to survive the inevitable valleys of faith. Drawing on their pastoral and personal experiences, they provide a roadmap for believers who feel stuck, showing that the path to true spiritual maturity often requires moving past easy answers and learning to sit in the sanctuary of God's presence. \nFrom releasing unrealistic expectations to understanding the spiritual rhythms of consolation and desolation, Catherine and Jason help modern believers see how pressing through the darkness eventually leads to a more resilient, flourishing faith. \n🔑 Key Topics Covered in This Episode:\n📉 The Mid-Faith Crisis: Defining what it means to hit a spiritual dead end after years of commitment, and why it so closely parallels a mid-life crisis. \n⛰️ Valleys vs. Mountaintops: Why the expectation of a constantly flourishing faith is unbiblical, and how to embrace the natural spiritual seasons of consolation and desolation. \n⛪ Navigating Church Hurt: Discerning the crucial difference between toxic, abusive institutions that lack accountability and normal, flawed human communities. \n🛒 Consumer-Culture Christianity: How \"magic bullet\" theology and false expectations set us up for profound disappointment when real-world suffering strikes. \n📖 Psalm 73 and Sanctuary: Finding hope and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XpK8J1UaK-lAhdin2b3t4A_PNLlgHqZ7_lESbs8_y-0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNjUyLzE2NjE3/ODcyNTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}