{"id":1356,"date":"2023-08-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:50","slug":"when-faith-soars-outlandish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1356","title":{"rendered":"WHEN FAITH SOARS OUTLANDISH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3524-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Old Testament Book of Job is like walking across a brutal desert with someone with a hole in their canteen.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a long season&#8217;s stretch across low terrain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Job was in a season of loss and his so-called friends circled him like vultures attempting to pick apart his languishing faith.&nbsp;&nbsp;No one expects a mountain top moment in a valley this deep.&nbsp;&nbsp;And yet one occurs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Job breaches out of the dust to make an Everest declaration of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to the third session of a six-part series from 2021-&nbsp;<em>Wrestling with God in the Season of Job.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>The world was emerging from a year-long hiatus then and many felt as though they were living this story.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am convinced many still are.&nbsp;&nbsp;And that&#8217;s what makes Job&#8217;s story relevant for our generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Featuring J Lind&#8217;s song &#8220;So It Goes&#8221; (Used by Permission).<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6953\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1356-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3\">https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1356-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WhenFaithSoarsOutlandish.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Testament Book of Job is like walking across a brutal desert with someone with a hole in their canteen.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a long season&#8217;s stretch across low terrain.&nbsp;&nbsp;Job was in a season of loss and his so-called friends circled him like vultures attempting to pick apart his languishing faith.&nbsp;&nbsp;No one expects a mountain top &hellip; 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