We’re called to take up our cross, put our hand to the plow, and not look back—and if we do, per Jesus, we’re “not fit to serve in the Kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62, CJB). The upside in the “upside-down” Kingdom is that God puts our suffering to redemptive use. It also makes sense of our suffering, when we view life through the lens of the Scriptures. How did the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles handle the issues of deep and profound pain in light of the “good news”? Stephanie Quick is joined by Stephen Holmes and Reed Smith, the director of 49:TEN Films’ latest, ‘Sojourners & Exiles’ for a vibrant discussion surveying these questions and more.

Listen to TABLE TALKS Ep. 3 with Stephanie Quick, Stephen Holmes, and Reed Smith at THE EMMAUS TABLE