No pain, no gain! Pain is just weakness leaving the body! These are just a few ways that people describe the process of growth. There's something about nature that demands pain, suffering, and death for new life to come about. And, of course, that's at the center of the Christian story about God. In this episode we take a deep dive into that rhythm, how it is exemplified in Scripture, and what it means for us right now as we enter 2026.