About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of maintaining faith amidst real-world suffering and the importance of listening to scripture.
Faith gets reduced to vibes and spectacle so easily, but scripture keeps asking a harder question: will you listen and obey when nobody is impressed? We start with Joshua 10 and God’s promise of victory, then we pray for you, your family, your marriage, and for leaders and workers who hold society together. There’s also a sober moment where we name real-world evil and suffering, refusing to pretend the world is fine while still holding to a Christian hope that doesn’t collapse under tragedy. ...
People in this episode
Host: Jesse
Topics covered
- faith
- scripture
- victory
- evil
- suffering
- Christian hope
Keywords
- faith
- scripture
- victory
- evil
- suffering
- Christian hope
- Joshua 10
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Joshua 10
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