Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Samantha Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Becca Hermes.

Becca opens up about the ache of the unknown, the tension between hope and heartbreak, and the slow work of finding contentment when nothing feels certain. Through her story, she reflects on God’s perfect timing and the tender ways He holds her even when the path ahead is unclear.

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded that you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Samantha Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Weston Straka.

Weston reflects on the seasons where anger toward the Lord felt overwhelming, and yet how Jesus continued to meet him—not with shame, but as a steady, faithful friend. His story is an honest reminder that waiting is often marked by questions, grief, and massive uncertainty, but also by a God who does not leave us alone in it. 

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded that you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Samantha Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Molly Delaney.

Molly reflects on the slow, sometimes unclear days of discerning where God is leading her, and how she’s learning to search for hope even when the path ahead feels uncertain. She’s discovering how to serve the Lord right where she is, trusting that He is already at work in the unseen places.

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded that you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Sam Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Kari Kennedy.

Kari shares about navigating singleness, the grief of losing her father, and approaching the 20-year anniversary of his passing. She offers a thoughtful perspective on pursuing peace while grieving and the importance of inviting others into the hard places of our lives.

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded that you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Samantha Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Mary Kay Payne.

Mary Kay reflects on life as an empty nester, her thoughts on downsizing, and the tender longing for loved ones to know the Lord. She shares how God is meeting her in this season and how she’s holding onto hope through her own “waiting action plan.”

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Sam Roberts, is joined by Westside member, John Gunter.

John has been walking through a season of deep grief and unfulfilled desires. He shares how three key themes have carried him toward renewed hope and joy.

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you’re reminded you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Sam Roberts, is joined by Westside member, LaTonya Gates Johnston.

LaTonya shares about a season marked by intense anxiety as she waits on a project she’s deeply passionate about. She reflects on what it means to find gratitude in slow progress, to connect waiting with hope in God’s timing, and to remember that we don’t wait alone. 

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded you are not alone.

Today, Campus Outreach International Women’s Development Director, Sam Roberts, is joined by Westside member, Liz Griffith.

Liz shares her longing for reconciliation and the hope of being reunited with family, even as she builds meaningful community pre-Heaven. She invites us into how God is shaping her in the waiting.

This Westside Stories Advent series is designed to help you walk through the season with intentionality. As you hear how God is inviting our community into waiting, patience, and long-suffering, our prayer is that you are reminded you are not alone.

Welcome to the auditory experience accompanying Atlanta Westside's Stations of the Cross exhibit, running April 14 to April 18, 2025.

While this recording is designed to compliment the exhibit, it also serves as a meaningful way to reflect and meditate on Jesus' final hours—including His accusation and betrayal, His suffering, and His death—during Holy Week.

We hope you'll set aside 30-60 minutes to join us during the exhibit. And we encourage you to come as many times as you can leading up to our Good Friday service on April 18 at 6:30p.

More information about the exhibit, our church, and our services can be found on our website, AtlantaWestside.org.

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Chapter Markers

(00:00) Instructions

(01:36) Introduction

(04:45) Station 1

(09:30) Station 2

(12:16) Station 3

(15:54) Station 4

(18:42) Station 5

(20:50) Station 6

(22:44) Station 7

(24:35) Station 8

(26:10) Station 9

(29:23) Station 10

(32:49) Station 11

(35:46) Station 12

Westside elder Matthew Reynolds and his wife, Julia Reynolds have some of the most interesting career trajectories imaginable. Unfortunately, we’re not going to touch on that today. Instead, we’ll hear the joy, heartbreak, twists and turns, and crazy antics that finally led to them getting married. 

This episode is just a small taste of the great narratives Matthew and Julia have to tell, and we highly encourage you to corner them like a rabid badger and force them to recount another of their stories.