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At the end of our second year and our 100th episode, Faith Greater Than Fear is coming to a close. Join us one last time as host Mike Schrage, editor Greg Fish, and blog writer Nathanael Dunn reflect and share some takeaways from the show and ways that the content will live on for your continued use and reference as your journey of faith continues.

We have shared a story of suffering over the last year and a half that has challenged us, troubled us, and changed us. Yet, we each have our own stories of tragedy and heartache, several of which were told by our Faith>Fear guests. As we revisit some of those stories, we hope that these stories reach beyond the pain to teach us more about who we are and who God is as well. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

Life sometimes puts barriers in our way, and we often build them even higher. For Mercy Odhiambo, barriers were there from the beginning, and she kept them in place until Jesus started tearing them down. Hear her story and lessons learned in this week’s episode. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

Since the start of the pandemic, it’s often been said that “we’re all in the same boat.” As Faith>Fear talked to missions pastors and workers during 2020, it became clear that the same could be said of our calling to lead people to Christ. There are different tools to use and strategies to follow, but everyone has a role in bringing Christ to those around us. And no virus gives us an excuse not to play our part. Hear more thoughts from the missions community in this week’s highlights episode. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

Proceed with caution—these highlights on the topic of trafficking might just upset you enough to make you want to do something about this assault on human freedom. As Rapha International CEO Stephanie Freed points out, “There are more people trapped in slavery today than there have ever been in history.” Hear these voices advocating for them, exposing this harsh reality while also suggesting how we can come together to be the solution. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

The pandemic has taught Rachel Grindle about flexibility in marriage and parenting, gratefulness, and handling lots of little losses. Rachel has two main hopes as she looks toward the future. “I know what it felt like when I spent extended time with family recently, how good it felt to be with them. I hope we don’t lose that. My other hope is that the church at large would reengage lament and learn how to do that well.” Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

Many of us go about our lives hoping to serve those around us, filling needs, and doing our best to embody Christ. As we influence others and lead them to Jesus, we are adding to his kingdom. This is a beautiful thing. Some in the church, however, have become sold out to the pursuit of multiplication in the form of disciple-making movements (DMM). While these efforts seem to produce stories of challenge and sacrifice, they also bring about obedience and growth. Listen to a few of these stories told by some of our Faith>Fear guests in 2020. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

Rick Betenbough of Betenbough Homes never expected the type of growth they have experienced back when he and his dad started the business in 1992. Today they seek to inspire, equip, and ignite other business leaders through their influence in the workplace in a movement called Kingdom at Work. Find out more about the purpose behind all of this by watching this insightful interview. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

In a world where mobile phone subscriptions outnumber people and Facebook users outpace the population of any one nation, it’s clear that ministry and media must meld. We believe this at GNPI and were excited to hear what God accomplished through media in the historic year of 2020 through our guests on Faith>Fear. Despite the great worry and frustration that media can cause, it proves itself as equally useful for the building of the kingdom. Join us once a month to hear new interviews from everyday individuals and check out our 2020 highlights as well. Episodes are also available at https://gnpi.org/updates/faith-fear.

“With my ALS diagnosis, I was stripped of almost everything I thought was me,” shares Rebecca Talley, using a computer to speak for her. She reflects on these “false identities'' with a new understanding that she holds a deeper identity than her ministry or active hobbies. Even though the loss of speech is extremely difficult, she is still able to communicate the words that God gives her in this new life situation. Sometimes these words are insights from her own reflection. Other times words come to her, such as a comment exclaimed by a friend who found out Rebecca’s diagnosis at church: “Holy shit!” They are not words that Rebecca would have chosen herself, but they are ones in which she now sees great meaning. “There was nothing more appropriate than what Gayle said that day,” says her husband Tim. “God has, is, and will turn this situation, which is terrible, is crappy, whatever word, use her word, whatever. But he makes it holy.” Tim and Rebecca call this experience the sacred journey, a path that is not easy but has its own rewards and lessons when you are willing to receive them. Rebecca summed it up in a few words from her own mouth: “It’s worth it.”