We call it "eschatological hope"

Though style-wise, it's not my cup of tea, I was deeply moved by the honesty in Steven Curtis Chapman's new album "Beauty Will Rise." The idea that his belief in God shattered, yet the hope is not gone. His certainty and cliche "diving deep" has become more like the desperate swim of one drowning and yet he clings to the faith in those around him, those can keep believing. It is a beautiful picture. I'm sure (and desperately hope) he struggles with using something so deeply personal and intense for making radio hits. The line between hope and what sells is a tricky one, but anyways, if anyone has earned the right to finally write some honest Christian lyrics about pain and doubt, he has.

In an interview a few months after the accident, they acknowledged - um yes of course we doubt God.

"We have talked a lot," said Steven Curtis. "And you will hear all of us talk about the process of grieving with hope. That's what has kept us breathing, kept us alive is that while we are grieving this process, there is a hope that we have, that we're anchored to in the midst of just what sometimes seems unbearable."

When asked whether or not the accident brought them to question their faith, Chapman confessed that it did "absolutely", but explained to the GMA anchor that faith is believing without having all the answers.

"My son said the other day that, 'You know, yeah, we are family - like people say - of great faith ... but we're a family with a lot of questions,'" Chapman said. "But that's what faith is. It's living with the questions. That doesn't mean you have the answers. That's exactly what faith is."

What the Chapman family are sure of, however, is that they will see Maria again.