Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Today, we are releasing the second episode of Paul's brand new resource, The Connecting Podcast.

Today's episode features one of Paul's heroes, Vanitha Reisner, who shares her story

of suffering and faith.

Vanitha writes and speaks about finding hope and suffering.

Her story includes childhood bullying, losing an infant son, developing post-polio syndrome,

and going through an unwanted divorce.

Her books, walking through fire, a memoir of loss and redemption, as well as her devotional,

the scars that have shaped me, encourage readers to turn to Christ in their pain.

Vanitha writes regularly for desiring God.

She and her husband Joel live in Raleigh, North Carolina,

and she has two daughters, Katie and Christy.

Now here's Paul Tripp and Shelby Abbott interviewing Vanitha Reisner on the Connecting Podcast.

So I brought with me photographic reproductions of Dead Sea Scrolls.

These fragments came, where in Kumran came from Cave 11.

And I love this story because it's such a picture of the extent to which God worked to preserve his word.

This sect of the ascines were in these dark caves copying scripture by hand. I mean, how

amazing is that? Incredible. And then these are the songs of assent. And those are Psalms written

for the Sons of Cora.

The sons of Cora would lead the procession of God's people going up to the temple.

So on one of these fragments is I lift my eyes up to the hills.

Where does my help come from?

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