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Bible Thump 181 | When Faith Feels Like a Fight (w/ Radio Matt)

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Radio Matt takes a lifelong love of pro wrestling—from Hulk Hogan’s legendary heel turn to Cody Rhodes finishing his story—and connects it to one of Scripture’s strangest encounters: Jacob wrestling with God through the night. Looking at Genesis 32, Matt explores what it means to keep holding on when faith feels more like a fight than peace. Through Jacob’s struggle, biblical examples from Job, Elijah, and Jesus, and his own experiences with doubt, fear, motivation, anger, and parenthood, Matt reminds us that struggling with God isn’t necessarily evidence of weak faith. Sometimes faith looks like refusing to let go. You may leave the struggle with a limp, but you can still leave blessed.





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Radio Matt
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Station Manager of LTN Radio and co-host of the "Nerd History Podcast" & the "Two Words Podcast". Matt is a third-generation radio station manager who has done pretty much every job in the radio industry. Matt is the father of two boys and a little girl. It's probably the best thing about him.

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