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In this episode, Katie Paxman reflects on Genesis 18–23, focusing especially on the story of Abraham and Isaac. Rather than rushing to tidy explanations, she explores what it means to sit with sacred discomfort—and to read difficult scripture through the lens of empathy.
Drawing connections to the weeping God of Moses 7 and the tears of Jesus in John 11, Paxman suggests that becoming a “friend of God” may require more than theological understanding. It may require the courage to feel.
How might opening our hearts—rather than contracting them—change the way we encounter both scripture and suffering?
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In this episode, Katie Paxman reflects on Genesis 18–23, focusing especially on the story of Abraham and Isaac. Rather than rushing to tidy explanations, she explores what it means to sit with sacred discomfort—and to read difficult scripture through the lens of empathy.
Drawing connections to the weeping God of Moses 7 and the tears of Jesus in John 11, Paxman suggests that becoming a “friend of God” may require more than theological understanding. It may require the courage to feel.
How might opening our hearts—rather than contracting them—change the way we encounter both scripture and suffering?

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