We’re beginning a brand-new series in the book of Job called Faith in Suffering. Before we dive deep into the chapters ahead, this episode gives a 30,000-foot view of the story—its themes, tensions, and the big questions we’ll wrestle with together.

What kind of world do we live in? What kind of gospel should we preach? What kind of Savior do we need?

Job confronts us with the reality that we live in a fallen world where suffering is real and often doesn’t make sense. It challenges the idea that faith guarantees comfort and exposes the emptiness of a prosperity-driven gospel. Instead, it points us to a better hope—a perfect Savior who suffered for us and walks with us in our pain.

This episode reminds us that God is not absent in our hardship. Like a tapestry viewed from the back, life can look tangled and unclear—but G ...