S3 E28: Shake Off Doubt: When Scripture Becomes Living and Personal

About this episode

Jean Thiele shares her powerful conversion story and the transformative impact of Scripture on her faith journey.

What does it take for faith to move from something taught by our parents to something we truly own? Jean Thiele shares her powerful conversion story, rooted in 1 Peter 1:8-9—a verse she didn't understand at first but heard proclaimed three times in one weekend until she finally "got it." At age 37, Jean experienced an indescribable joy when God spoke to her through Scripture for the first time, transforming her understanding of Eucharist and the significance of Jesus' death and resurrection. She connects her mountaintop experience with the ongoing challenge of doubt, finding kinship with Doubting Thomas and discovering that the trials in her life—skepticism, anxiety, and uncertainty—have become the very areas God has transformed into her strengths. Drawing on the first reading's account of the early community enlivened by the Holy Spirit after Pentecost, Jean reflects on how she sees that same Spirit at work today in Christ Renews His Parish and in communities of believers breaking open the Word together. Because without Jesus dying on the cross, we would not know the Holy Spirit as we do now. So as we enter the Easter season, Jean invites us to shake off our worries and dance to…

People in this episode

Guest: Jean Thiele

Topics covered

• faith
• conversion
• Scripture
• Eucharist
• Holy Spirit
• doubt
• community

Keywords

• faith
• conversion story
• Eucharist
• Holy Spirit
• doubt
• anxiety
• community
• 1 Peter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Books & works: Shake, 1 Peter 1:8-9

Places: Iron Mountain Michigan, Midland, MI, Michigan

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