The Faithful Misfit Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:54:47 -0700 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638650 en-us © 2026 The Faithful Misfit yes 2dc563d9-e612-5a47-a9b0-3d301b474f8e michaeldavisdmd@gmail.com Mike episodic false The Faithful Misfit is a podcast for people who believe deeply—even if they don't always feel like they fit the mold.

Following Jesus Christ doesn't mean becoming a carbon copy of everyone around you. You can have questions. You can think differently. You can laugh at the weird stuff. You can have your own personality, passions, opinions, and way of seeing the world—and still have a deep and genuine faith in the restored gospel.

Here we'll talk honestly about Jesus Christ, scripture, prophets, Church culture, questions, doubt, discipleship, and some of the wonderfully unusual things Latter-day Saints believe.

Because maybe we don't need to make our faith smaller just to fit in.

Maybe it's okay to say, "Yep, I believe some weird stuff. And I think it's awesome."

This isn't a podcast about having all the answers or being the perfect Latter-day Saint. It's about choosing faith, finding Christ, and discovering that there's more than one way to be faithful.

Believe deeply. Be yourself.

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A friend once told me, “You believe weird stuff.”

At the time, I wasn't quite sure how to respond. Maybe he was right. Angels? Gold plates? Modern prophets? Temples? Eternal families? God speaking to people?

Yeah…we believe some pretty unusual things.

But somewhere along the way, my response changed from “Yeah, I guess we do…” to “Heck yes we do—and I think it's awesome.”

In the first episode of The Faithful Misfit, I talk about my own journey of becoming more comfortable with what I believe—and with who I am. I'm a Latter-day Saint and currently serve as a bishop, but I don't always feel like I fit the stereotypical LDS mold. I love the gospel. I also love punk music, haunted houses, movie scores, reggae, and plenty of things that don't exactly scream “bishop.”

We'll also talk about questions, Church history, friends who challenged my faith, things I still don't understand, and why I ultimately decided to stop measuring my testimony by whether I could answer every objection and start paying more attention to what following Jesus Christ was actually doing in my life.

This podcast isn't about pretending there aren't hard questions.

And it isn't about tearing down faith.

It's about being willing to ask real questions while still rooting for belief.

So yes. I believe weird stuff.

Welcome to The Faithful Misfit.

Believe deeply. Be yourself.

"Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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A friend once told me, “You believe weird stuff.”

At the time, I wasn't quite sure how to respond. Maybe he was right. Angels? Gold plates? Modern prophets? Temples? Eternal families? God speaking to people?

Yeah…we believe some pretty unusual things.

But somewhere along the way, my response changed from “Yeah, I guess we do…” to “Heck yes we do—and I think it's awesome.”

In the first episode of The Faithful Misfit, I talk about my own journey of becoming more comfortable with what I believe—and with who I am. I'm a Latter-day Saint and currently serve as a bishop, but I don't always feel like I fit the stereotypical LDS mold. I love the gospel. I also love punk music, haunted houses, movie scores, reggae, and plenty of things that don't exactly scream “bishop.”

We'll also talk about questions, Church history, friends who challenged my faith, things I still don't understand, and why I ultimately decided to stop measuring my testimony by whether I could answer every objection and start paying more attention to what following Jesus Christ was actually doing in my life.

This podcast isn't about pretending there aren't hard questions.

And it isn't about tearing down faith.

It's about being willing to ask real questions while still rooting for belief.

So yes. I believe weird stuff.

Welcome to The Faithful Misfit.

Believe deeply. Be yourself.

"Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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