CREDO - with James Luginbyhl

CREDO - with James Luginbyhl
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Credo is a podcast about what I believe, why I believe it, and how those beliefs hold up against grief, doubt, failure, and ordinary life. I’m James Luginbyhl—not a theologian, priest, or scholar, but a layman trying to understand the ancient Christian faith and live it honestly. Each episode explores questions of belief through Scripture, history, the wisdom of the Church, and my own imperfect experience. This is not theology from a distance. It is lived theology for unfinished people—an attempt to find words for faith while I am still learning what it means to say: I believe My Website: jamesluginbyhl.com jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    CREDO #4 - Why the Bible?

    In this episode of CREDO, I wrestle with how a collection of ancient writings—written by different people, in different places, across many centuries—can still tell one coherent story. I explore the Bible’s human authorship, historical reliability, preservation, canon, relationship to the Church, and the difficult passages that refuse easy answers.I do not trust Scripture because I can explain every verse or because Christians have always interpreted it correctly. I trust it because it brings me credible testimony about Jesus Christ, because its many voices tell one story, and because I have encountered within its pages the Christ who confronts, comforts, forgives, and makes all things new.CREDO is a podcast by James Luginbyhl—a layman exploring what he believes and why.Learn more at jamesluginbyhl.com.Theme music: “Marfa Lights” by Feminoise. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

    CREDO #4 - Why the Bible?

  2. 3d ago

    CREDO - It is Well...

    This episode of CREDO is a little different. Instead of a traditional episode, I’m sharing a chapter from the audiobook edition of Hymns for the Unfinished. I wanted to share it here because the book and this podcast come from the same place. Hymns for the Unfinished tells much of the story behind the questions I explore on CREDO—the grief, failure, faith, and grace that have shaped what I believe and why I believe it. This is Chapter 28, read in my own voice. It is only one piece of a much larger story, but I hope it gives you a clearer sense of where CREDO began and why these questions matter so deeply to me. You can learn more about the book and my other work at jamesluginbyhl.com. CREDO is a podcast about what I believe, why I believe it, and the questions I’m still learning to ask. New episodes are available on Substack and all major podcast platforms. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

    CREDO - It is Well...

  3. 5d ago

    CREDO #3 - Why Christianity?

    Believing in God is one thing. Christianity asks me to believe something much more particular—and much stranger. In this episode, I consider why Christianity deserves to be taken seriously: the historical claim of the resurrection, the transformation of the earliest witnesses, the miracles, the long story of Scripture, and the unsettling claims Jesus made about himself. This is not an attempt to prove Christianity in fifteen minutes. It is an explanation of why I believe Jesus cannot safely be reduced to merely a good teacher—and why I believe he may actually be who the Church has always claimed he is. CREDO is a podcast by James Luginbyhl—a layman exploring what he believes and why. Learn more at jamesluginbyhl.com. Theme music: “Marfa Lights” by Feminoise. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

    CREDO #3 - Why Christianity?

  4. 5d ago

    CREDO #2 - Why God?

    Welcome to CREDO—a podcast about what I believe, why I believe it, and the questions I am still learning to ask. In this episode, I go farther upstream and ask why I believe in God at all. From Augustine’s Confessions to a late-night prayer in a Waffle House, I explore why faith began for me not with certainty, but with questions I could no longer escape—and the possibility that God was already reaching for me. Learn more about my writing and my book, Hymns for the Unfinished, at: https://jamesluginbyhl.com Theme music: “Marfa Lights” by Feminoise, used with permission. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

    CREDO #2 - Why God?

  5. 5d ago

    CREDO #1 - Introduction

    Welcome to CREDO—a podcast about what I believe, why I believe it, and the questions I am still learning to ask. In this first episode, I explain what CREDO is and why I have decided to examine my faith aloud. This is not a podcast from a priest, theologian, or expert. It is one layman’s attempt to understand a faith that has survived doubt, grief, and fire—and to discover what remains when inherited answers are no longer enough. Learn more about my writing and my book, Hymns for the Unfinished, at: https://jamesluginbyhl.com Theme music: “Marfa Lights” by Feminoise, used with permission. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

    CREDO #1 - Introduction
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Credo is a podcast about what I believe, why I believe it, and how those beliefs hold up against grief, doubt, failure, and ordinary life. I’m James Luginbyhl—not a theologian, priest, or scholar, but a layman trying to understand the ancient Christian faith and live it honestly. Each episode explores questions of belief through Scripture, history, the wisdom of the Church, and my own imperfect experience. This is not theology from a distance. It is lived theology for unfinished people—an attempt to find words for faith while I am still learning what it means to say: I believe My Website: jamesluginbyhl.com jamesluginbyhl.substack.com

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    CREDO - with James Luginbyhl
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
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    Clean
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    © James Luginbyhl
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    CREDO - with James Luginbyhl