Book Club Questions for Crazy Faith

1.Michael Todd opens by pointing out that things we now consider normal—Wi-Fi, the electric light bulb, the smartphone—were once called crazy ideas. What does this observation do to your instinct to dismiss something as 'too far-fetched' or impossible?

2.The book's opening premise is that our 'see-it-to-believe-it generation' has an especially hard time with genuine faith. Do you agree? Why do you think visual proof has become so central to how people—including Christians—decide what to trust?

3.Todd introduces a spectrum of faith: baby faith, maybe faith, lazy faith, hazy faith, and crazy faith. Before reading any further, where would you honestly place yourself on that spectrum right now? What is the evidence from your actual life—not your theology—that supports that placement?

1.Todd uses the image of a baby learning to walk to describe the earliest stages of faith. What is it about a baby's learning process—falling, getting up, trying again—that makes it such a fitting picture for how faith actually develops in real life?

2.Jesus said that faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains (Matthew 17:20). Todd emphasizes that God is not waiting for you to have big faith before He acts—He works with whatever you bring. Is this comforting or unsettling to you? Why?

3.Think about the first moment you took a genuine step of faith—however small it seems now. What was at stake? What happened? How did that experience shape your understanding of who God is?

1.Todd describes 'maybe faith' as the season where you genuinely believe God can do something but are not sure He will do it for you. Have you ever lived in that gap between His power and His personal care for you? What did that season feel like?

2.The father in Mark 9 cries out, 'I believe; help my unbelief!' Todd treats this as one of the most honest prayers in Scripture. Why is honesty about doubt actually a form of faith rather than a failure of faith?

3.Abraham laughed when God told him Sarah would have a son at ninety years old (Genesis 17:17). Todd notes that Abraham is still called the father of faith. What does it mean that God can work with laughter, doubt, and even cynicism—that He is not scared of our honest reaction to His promises?

1.Todd argues that lazy faith is not unbelief—it is belief that has gone completely comfortable. In what areas of your life have you settled for believing correct things about God without letting those beliefs cost you anything or require anything of you?

2.The servant who buried his talent in the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25) was not a thief or a rebel—he was cautious and risk-averse. Todd connects this to lazy faith. What does Jesus' response to that servant reveal about how God feels about safety-first stewardship of what He has given us?

3.James says faith without works is dead (James 2:17). Todd is careful to distinguish this from earning salvation. In your own words, what is the relationship between genuine belief and visible action? What does action reveal that mere profession does not?

1.Todd describes hazy faith as the fog you enter when circumstances contradict everything you believed God promised. Describe a time in your life when your faith felt foggy—when you couldn't see God clearly and weren't sure what to believe. What was that season like?

2.Job lost everything—his children, his wealth, his health—and his first response was not neat theological reflection but raw grief and honest lament. Todd validates lament as a legitimate and even holy response. How does the existence of lament psalms in Scripture give you permission to be honest with God about pain and confusion?

3.One of the great temptations in hazy seasons is to interpret unanswered prayer or painful circumstances as evidence that God doesn't care or isn't real. What are the dangers of allowing circumstances—rather than character—to be the primary measure of God's faithfulness?

1.Todd defines crazy faith not as emotional hype or reckless presumption but as deliberate, informed trust in a God whose track record is perfect. What is the difference between crazy faith and simply being irresponsible or naive? How do you tell them apart?

2.Noah built an ark on dry land with no rain in the forecast. Joshua marched around Jericho for seven days and shouted at the walls. Both strategies looked absurd by any human measure. What made them crazy faith rather than crazy? What does it tell you about the nature of obedience to God?

3.Todd argues that crazy faith is always connected to a specific word from God—a promise, a calling, a direction—not just a general feeling of boldness. How do you discern whether a bold step is Spirit-led crazy faith or self-generated ambition dressed in spiritual language?

1.Todd draws on Proverbs 18:21—'Death and life are in the power of the tongue'—to argue that faith-filled declarations are not a prosperity-gospel trick but a biblical practice. What is your gut-level reaction to the idea that your words have genuine power? Where does that reaction come from?

2.The ten spies in Numbers 13 saw the same land as Caleb and Joshua but reported back with completely different words—and those words determined two entirely different destinies. What do the words you habitually speak about your future, your family, your calling, and your limitations reveal about where your faith actually lives?

3.Romans 4:17 describes God as one 'who gives life to the dead and calls into existence things that do not exist.' Todd connects this to our own speech—calling things into existence by speaking them before they are visible. How do you practice this without sliding into self-deception or denial of real problems?

1.Peter and John in Acts 3 didn't just walk past the lame man—they stopped, looked at him, and offered what they actually had. Todd uses this scene to illustrate that sharing faith begins with being present and paying attention. Who in your immediate world are you walking past that God might be asking you to stop for?

2.Todd argues that our testimonies—the stories of what God has done in our lives—are not just personal encouragements but weapons against the enemy's lies in other people's lives. Have you been sitting on a testimony that someone around you desperately needs to hear? What is keeping you from sharing it?

3.1 Peter 3:15 calls believers to be 'always prepared to make a defense for the hope that is in you.' Todd reframes this not as a formal argument for Christianity but as the ability to articulate your story. Can you tell your story of faith—including the crazy parts—in a way that is clear, honest, and compelling? If not, what would help you get there?

1.Todd opens this chapter with the reality that sustained faith is often harder than initial faith—the excitement of a new calling fades, and then you have to decide whether you actually trust God or just trusted the feeling. Have you experienced this 'second lap' of obedience where the novelty is gone and only the commitment remains? What did you learn there?

2.Galatians 6:9 says, 'Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.' Todd underlines the phrase 'if we do not give up.' What are the specific conditions—exhaustion, disappointment, comparison, discouragement—that most reliably make you want to quit? How do you address those specifically rather than just trying harder in general?

3.Isaiah 40:31 promises that those who 'wait on the Lord' will 'renew their strength.' Todd explores what biblical waiting actually looks like—active expectation, not passive resignation. What practices in your life help you wait well rather than just wait anxiously or drift into apathy?

1.At the beginning of this study, you placed yourself on the faith spectrum: baby faith, maybe faith, lazy faith, hazy faith, or crazy faith. Looking back now, where would you place yourself? What has shifted, and what evidence from your actual life supports that assessment?

2.Which chapter or concept from Crazy Faith landed most powerfully for you personally? What was it about that particular idea, story, or challenge that got through when others might not have? Why do you think it hit you the way it did?

3.Todd's spectrum of faith—baby, maybe, lazy, hazy, crazy—suggests that faith is not a fixed trait but a living, developing reality. Looking across your whole life, trace your journey through those stages. Where have you been? Where have you lingered too long? Where are you being called next?