# Why We Believe: The Restlessness That Leads Us to God Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god.md Podcast: [Doctor John Patrick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517) Published: 2026-05-06T06:59:00+00:00 Episode link: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/e/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezhkmeme5jq6csew/03_10_20268itoz.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god Duration seconds: 2373 ## Resource Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: πŸ”— https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: πŸ”— https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast πŸŽ“ Join the Book Club with Dr. John PatrickLearn how to read, think, and wrestle with the big ideas alongside Dr. John Patrick and a private community.β†’ https://pxllnk.co/johnpatrick In this reflective and deeply personal episode, Dr. John Patrick explores a timeless question: β€œWhy am I a Christian?” Drawing from a candid discussion with his men’s group, he reveals that faith is not formed through a single formula but through individual journeys shaped by experience, truth, and an inner longing for meaning. // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literate Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/book-list/ Ask Doctor John: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ask/ LINKS: https://beacons.ai/doctorjohnpatrick ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/episodes/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-john-patrick-5582517/why-we-believe-the-restlessness-that-leads-us-to-god.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.