Can You Defend Your Faith Without Being Rude? | Da' T.R.U.T.H

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You grew up hearing about God. You learned the scriptures. You inherited the beliefs. But when life starts testing everything you’ve been taught… is your faith actually yours?

Before Da’ T.R.U.T.H. was a Grammy-nominated Christian hip-hop artist and apologist, he was a pastor’s son who believed in God at five years old. Then came the questions. The doubts. The encounters that challenged beliefs he didn’t yet know how to defend.

He didn’t begin searching for answers to win debates. He needed them for himself.

In this episode of Hardly Initiated, Da’ T.R.U.T.H. joins Michael J. McDonald and Kira Oliver for an honest conversation about what happens when the faith you were raised with meets questions you can no longer ignore.

Why is Jesus the only way? Can you believe in God and still wrestle with doubt? How were the books of the Bible chosen? And how do you confront the painful history of racism in the church while pursuing a relationship with Christ?

As Michael brings his own questions to the table, the conversation becomes personal—moving through skepticism, race, scripture, and the challenge of loving people whose actions have hurt you. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. also reflects on learning that defending his faith requires listening, humility, and care for the person across from him.

At the heart of it all is the move from inherited faith to informed faith: examining what you believe, understanding why you believe it, and choosing to go deeper.

What question made you examine your own faith? Share your story in the comments.

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00:00 Welcome and Teaser