God First
God First
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Welcome to God First, a podcast where we dive deep into biblical truths and wrestle with what it really looks like to live them out—in our homes, at our work, and in the quiet places of our hearts. Together, we'll move beyond surface-level understanding and into the everyday realities of faith, where God's Word transforms not just what we believe, but how we live.
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The podcast focuses on various aspects of living out faith in real-world settings, including topics like evangelism, everyday biblical truths, and personal spiritual growth, with episodes exploring how to share the gospel effectively and the transformative power of scripture in our daily interactions.
Welcome to God First, a podcast where we dive deep into biblical truths and wrestle with what it really looks like to live them out—in our homes, at our work, and in the quiet places of our hearts. Together, we’ll move beyond surface-level understanding and into the everyday realities of faith, where God’s Word transforms not just what we believe, but how we live.
with David & Ciara Dierking of Always Grateful Ministries
What do you do when the ground completely falls out from under you?
In this episode, Parker and Hope sit down with David and Ciara Dierking to hear their story. What began as a Christmas trip to visit family turned into a sudden, life-threatening illness that cost Ciara her limbs and nearly cost her her life. They talk through the terrifying early days in the ICU, the four and a half months Ciara spent unable to speak, and the devastating “high and low” of finally coming home to a life neither of them recognized.
But this conversation isn’t really about what was lost. It’s about what suffering reveals about God’s character, about marriage, about what it actually looks like to love someone well in their hardest season. David and Ciara talk honestly about doubt, about the myth of the “super sufferer,” about learning to bring complaint to God without it being a failure of faith, and about choosing gratitude without glossing over grief.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re suffering “the right way,” or wondered how to show up for someone who is, this conversation offers something better than easy answers: a hopeful, honest look at what it means to keep trusting God when He hasn’t fixed anything yet.
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