About this episode

The episode explores the personal faith journeys of Lilly and Gavin, highlighting their experiences with baptism and the challenges of faith.

What happens when the faith you grew up around finally becomes your own? In this episode of In the Woods, Pete and Sarah sit down with Lilly Gordon and Gavin following their baptisms at Woodland’s Lake Baptism. Their stories come from very different starting points. Lilly grew up in a Christian home and around the church, while Gavin grew up largely outside of Christianity and once thought Christians were a little crazy. But God was working in both of their lives. Lilly shares honestly about growing up believing in Jesus while becoming increasingly indifferent toward her faith. Even attending a Christian university did not immediately change that. In fact, for a season, it caused her to push back even more. Gavin shares his journey from skepticism to faith, including the friends, mentors, conversations, research, and relationships God used to draw him toward Jesus. Together, Lilly and Gavin talk about a difficult season when they ended their relationship and began pursuing Christ separately before eventually finding their way back to one another with a completely different foundation. Their story leads to an important conversation for parents: What do you do when your child seems…

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete, Sarah

Guests: Lilly Gordon, Gavin

Topics covered

• baptism
• faith journey
• Christian upbringing
• skepticism to faith
• parenting and faith

Keywords

• baptism
• faith
• Christianity
• indifference
• parenting
• skepticism
• relationship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Woodland Church

Places: Woodland’s Lake Baptism

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