#22 When You Start to Doubt Your Faith

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#22 When You Start to Doubt Your Faith

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May 10, 2017

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David Bazan—a touring musician, most notably with Pedro the Lion—always assumed God existed. His life, and music, was centered around his Christianity. Then he started to question all of it.

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May 10, 2017

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An exploration of loneliness and solitude

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