Episode 19

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6th Apr 2023

Jesus Screamed Why, Too

Have you ever yelled "Why?" into the unresponsive cosmos?

It's humankind's universal response to tragedy. "Why?!"

The question erupts from fractured souls every day, only to be met with silence.

On the cross of crucifixion, one of the most excruciating forms of death ever devised by man, the God-Man, Jesus, screamed this into the air. Not because God had turned his back on his beloved son. Nothing in Scripture supports that idea. Everything in Scripture opposes that belief.

Rather, God remained silent because silence is one of the bloodiest battle fields in the war between good and evil. It is on this battle field we wield the most powerful force God gave us -- the ability to choose.

Mature courageous faith only comes after it has fought "Why?" on the field of silence.

Today's episode is a departure from the normal style. After a brief introduction, there's a story penned during one of my own agonizing times of wailing, "Why?"

May you find strength in your own times of "Why," to make the same choice modeled by Jesus.

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Stephanie Smith's heart for teaching began with the chickens and cows on her childhood farm. ​Today’s audiences don't moo or squawk but instead appreciate Stephanie’s applying Biblical truths and human insights to real issues with artfulness, authority, and authenticity. Experiencing deep relational and emotional pain starting at birth, Stephanie is now on a mission to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart women and families.
Stephanie’s passion for education motivated helping launch and teaching at a homeschool cooperative and later a Christian school. She’s mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four heart daughters, and Nana to seven grands. Believing every person has an impact that is immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable, Stephanie invites and equips others to engage fully in God's grand story!