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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Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and Teaser

00:50 Meet DA Truth

01:34 Apologetics as Dialogue

02:34 New Book Announcement

02:49 Training and Credentials

04:32 From Music to Ministry

08:34 Growing Up in Faith

10:40 Crises and Doubts

13:34 What Apologists Do

15:18 Intelligent Faith Mission

15:53 Black Church and Scholarship Gap

20:05 Information Age Challenges

20:58 Dogma vs Education

22:33 Creating Safe Spaces

23:37 Epistemology Doing the Work

26:18 Truth Without Rudeness

27:00 London Story Body Language

30:59 When Truth Feels Judgmental

32:29 Post Truth Culture

33:20 Belief Has Consequences

34:58 Iceberg Conversations

37:11 Rich Young Ruler

41:32 Why Jesus Uses Questions

46:05 Beyond Sunday School Faith

52:55 Black White Church Dynamics

59:11 History Behind Segregation

01:00:34 Gospel Reconciliation Vision

01:03:42 Image Bearers Over Labels

01:08:51 Christianity White Religion Claim

01:09:31 History Shapes Faith

01:10:58 Bridge Building AEAA

01:13:12 White Jesus Imagery

01:15:58 Ask Before Answer

01:18:52 Christianity Before Slavery

01:20:46 Christ Versus Culture

01:23:52 Canonization Explained

01:27:37 Pseudepigrapha And Tests

01:34:10 Informed Faith Challenge

01:38:51 Pray For Appetite

01:42:24 Wrap Up And Resources

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