Crazy Faith by Michael Todd
Week 3: Chapter 2 — Maybe Faith
Read Chapter 2 of Crazy Faith by Michael Todd. Key passages: Mark 9:24; Genesis 17:15-17
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Maybe faith is not the absence of faith—it is faith wrestling honestly with doubt, and Todd argues this wrestling is not a detour around God but often the very path toward Him.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.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?
a.Is there a promise of God's you have laughed at or quietly dismissed as unrealistic for your situation?
b.What would it look like to bring that honest reaction to God rather than hiding it behind religious language?