{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"The SUUF Podcast","slug":"suuf","podcastDescription":"Skagit Unitarian Universalist Podcast","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4039132/SUUF-Logo-Big.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/4039132/SUUF-Logo-Big_1200x628.jpg?s=2d47e2bbc43146cb19625eddab84d37d&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://suuf.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/suuf/feed.xml","theme":"frontrow3","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xnbsa-3da1dc?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":5,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-08:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-8,"text":"(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Los_Angeles"},"podcastDownloads":3264,"totalEpisodes":250,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"suuf","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-xnbsa-3da1dc-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xnbsa-3da1dc?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Lato"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Lato"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#ff6d00"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://fastfs1.podbean.com/themes/FrontRow/images/detail_banner_v1.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/ADnAKVTApCl8","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-kOj2GoCzvu6l","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2018 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/ADnAKVTApCl8","showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://suuf.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a0ea9bd","clientSignature":"a30f4473c7d640e337fd699428dd01c2","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb27326894-hcm3u","episode":{"id":"pb27326894","idTag":"hcm3u","title":"The Spiritual Strength of Doubt","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26_1200x628.jpg?s=ea8d379bcabab7fb735060a0a1f089c7&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

January 4, 2026

Rev. Dr. Barbara ten Hove

Doubt is often frowned upon in religious circles but our faith encourages us to doubt and question. Can doubt lead us to faith? And when is doubt not helpful even in our progressive religion?

","publishTimestamp":1767756503,"duration":1254,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ynxfqc9fs8c7g2yr/SUUF_Audio_01_04_26.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-hcm3u-1a0f9ae","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hcm3u-1a0f9ae","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/the-spiritual-strength-of-doubt/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hcm3u-1a0f9ae?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":8,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hcm3u-1a0f9ae","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fsuuf.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fthe-spiritual-strength-of-doubt%252F&rts=0599697937358a328413c07f650a0257bd1a4b24","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb27326894","idTag":"hcm3u","title":"The Spiritual Strength of Doubt","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26_1200x628.jpg?s=ea8d379bcabab7fb735060a0a1f089c7&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog4039132/SUUF_Img_01_01_26.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

January 4, 2026

Rev. Dr. Barbara ten Hove

Doubt is often frowned upon in religious circles but our faith encourages us to doubt and question. Can doubt lead us to faith? And when is doubt not helpful even in our progressive religion?