{"id":1878,"date":"2014-11-09T09:51:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T14:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2014-11-09T09:51:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T14:51:22","slug":"the-gray-man-unplugged-help-my-unbelief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/the-gray-man-unplugged-help-my-unbelief\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gray Man Unplugged &#8212; &#8216;Help My Unbelief&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know this video is nothing special &#8212; it&#8217;s just me and my guitar, shot with my phone, no frills, no special effects &#8212; but I think the song itself might speak to just about everybody at some point in their life. I think most of us struggle with doubt from time to time, and &#8220;Help My Unbelief&#8221; is a song about doubt and the desire to overcome it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbDx4EPD-Yk?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/track\/help-my-unbelief\">studio version of the song<\/a> is much better, of course. But in whatever format, this is one of the more personal songs I&#8217;ve written. I wrote it in 2012, and I actually sang it in church long before we recorded it for the CD. When I introduced it in church, I said something about &#8220;Doubting Thomas&#8221; being one of my heroes for being willing to admit his doubt, and how much I identify with the city official who said, &#8220;Lord, I believe &#8212; help my unbelief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve struggled with doubt, I hope this song gives you some comfort that you&#8217;re not alone. And if you know someone who is struggling, or who might want to use the song in a service, by all means feel free to share it with them.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><em>And now, a word from our sponsor:<\/em> &#8220;Help My Unbelief&#8221; appears on <a href=\"http:\/\/grayrinehart.bandcamp.com\/album\/truths-and-lies-and-make-believe\">Truths and Lies and Make-Believe<\/a>, a &#8220;compendium of musical selections inspired or influenced by science fiction, fantasy, life, and faith &#8230; a multitude of things.&#8221; It&#8217;s not all serious songs &#8212; I\u00a0tried to balance silly and serious songs on the album &#8212; though even some of my science fiction and fantasy songs often end up being serious.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>If the embedded video doesn&#8217;t work, here&#8217;s a <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/rbDx4EPD-Yk\">direct link to the &#8220;Help My Unbelief&#8221; &#8216;unplugged&#8217; Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share 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