“Hypocrisy and self-deception proved to be far greater dangers than uncertainty.”
B. McLaren, Faith After Doubt, page 28
This resonated 1000% with me when I read it.  One must be in congruence with their personal integrity.  It will literally make you ill if you do not.
And so, leaning into one’s integrity, or one’s truth we go on with this journey of faith.  
Brian McLaren's four stages of faith has been the answer to prayer for many sojourner's on the path of their personal faith journey's. He has broken this concept of faith development down into stages much like psychologists have broken down human development into stages.  In fact that was his inspiration.

Sources Cited:
The 4 STAGES of FAITH Chart, B. McLaren GO HERE

Faith After Doubt on Amazon, https://a.co/d/2yTgKc9

From The Bible For Normal People: Episode 174: Brian McLaren - The Four Stages of Faith, Jul 25, 2021

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-for-normal-people/id1215420422?i=1000530001607

Faith Matters: 185. Your Faith Isn't Broken — Brian McLaren at Restore, Sep 23, 2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-matters/id1307757928?i=1000628941691

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