The Tenpenny Files with Pedro Garcia

Pedro Garcia says many people are not walking away from Jesus. They are walking away from pain, hypocrisy, legalism, unanswered suffering, and a version of Christianity that never reached the heart in the first place. That distinction changes everything for parents watching children deconstruct their faith, for Christians hiding private doubts, and for families wondering why someone they love suddenly rejects everything they once believed.

Pedro Garcia joins Dr. Sherri Tenpenny to confront one of the most uncomfortable realities inside modern Christianity. Large numbers of people are losing faith while churches struggle to understand why. The conversation moves directly into the emotional wounds, isolation, intellectual defenses, church culture failures, and fear-driven responses that often sit underneath public skepticism. Pedro explains why many atheists and deconstructing Christians are not primarily driven by logic or science, even when they present themselves that way. He argues that doubt is frequently rooted in heartbreak long before it becomes intellectual.

The discussion centers on Pedro Garcia’s book For Those Who Doubt: Is It Because of Jesus? and the question that reshaped his own journey from atheist to follower of Christ. The episode explores why Gen Z is increasingly disconnected from church, why many young Christians inherit belief without personal conviction, and why some churches unintentionally train people to memorize faith without understanding why they believe it.

Dr. Tenpenny and Pedro Garcia discuss what happens when faith becomes social identity instead of relationship. They examine the modern deconstruction movement, the fear many Christians have of asking difficult questions, and why some believers isolate themselves instead of bringing their doubts directly to God. Pedro also explains why Scripture repeatedly shows faithful people wrestling with uncertainty, suffering, fear, and confusion.

The conversation moves into the psychology of online hostility toward Christianity and why mockery often reveals something deeper beneath the surface. Pedro Garcia explains how he studies hostile anti-Christian comments online to understand the emotional journey behind them instead of reacting only to the argument itself.

This episode also confronts the growing spiritual exhaustion affecting younger generations. Economic pressure, cultural instability, social fragmentation, and hopelessness have left many people spiritually disconnected and emotionally numb. The discussion asks what happens when people lose fellowship with God while still carrying the language of faith.

Pedro Garcia’s book goes further into the conversations many families are already having behind closed doors. The interview opens the emotional and spiritual tension driving modern doubt. The book forces the deeper personal question many people avoid asking themselves.

Meet our Guest:

Pedro R. Garcia is a Christian thinker, speaker, and outreach director at the Donelson Fellowship in Nashville, Tennessee. A former atheist and finalist on Spain’s Got Talent, Pedro Garcia spent years pursuing philosophy, skepticism, and the biggest questions surrounding faith before becoming a follower of Jesus. He is the author of For Those Who Doubt: Is It Because of Jesus? and creator of the ministry and podcast Is It Because of Jesus?, where he helps Christians understand doubt, deconstruction, apologetics, and the emotional struggles often hidden behind skepticism.

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Book: For Those Who Doubt: Is It Because of Jesus?