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Every day, we’re faced with the painful effects of sin: abuse, trauma, suffering, betrayal, broken relationships. We feel a prodding for something we cannot grasp, a resolution to our pain that’s just out of reach, as if we’ve been straining forward but the light at the end of the tunnel is no closer.

As we dive into God’s Grand Narrative again, we’re joined by our dear friend and gifted pastor, Adam Coppock. Adam is more than a guest – he’s family. In this episode, we explore the tension we feel in the present. We long for true peace and resolution, yet we wait. We’re tempted to only see the present, to view ourselves as the hero of our stories and to see our stories as isolated from others’. But God’s story began before He spoke creation into existence, and He is weaving the stories of our lives together into the tapestry of His Grand Narrative, giving us a design and purpose.

As we face the weight of sin in our own stories, we may be tempted to lose faith in God’s foreshadowed restoration. We can look at the pitfalls and pain of ours and others’ lives and wonder if this life is the best we’ll have. The Grand Narrative reminds us to look beyond our present struggles to God’s greater plans. We can have hope, remembering the work God has already done and recognizing that God, our good and faithful Shepherd, is walking alongside us right now through our hills and valleys.

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Our theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Isaac⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This podcast is made possible by engineers and producers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zachary Tate Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shane Selby⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, executive producer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meleah Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠generous donors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Known Ministries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Kocher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Brenda Payne.