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That has been so faithful. It's just incredible. He is so sincerely faithful with his word that when it says

That if anyone lacks wisdom ask and he will give generously to all without finding fault

And that is exactly what he has done like step by step by step

Welcome to the jesusculling podcast

It's a blessing to be able to celebrate with others when joyful things happen in their lives

But it's also an honor to be able to stand by someone when they're heavy with sorrow and joy seems nowhere to be found

Popular Christian writer Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell help others celebrate the joys of their faith by writing stories for families

Through their backster family children's books

Pastured David Emmanuel Goatley the sixth president of fuller theological seminary has traveled all over the world as a minister

And has been inspired at how Christians from all walks of life hold each other up and bear each other's burdens

No matter how much or how little they have

Let's start with Karen and Tyler's story

I'm Karen Kingsbury. I am a best-selling novelist and author of children's books also a movie producer

I'm Tyler Russell. I'm actually Karen Sun and I'm a writer and director and musician

Living in Nashville, Tennessee

My story of writing began with a prayer to make ends meet but my faith journey began before that

I was raised in a home where we believed in God and it was a denominational faith

But we really didn't have any sort of relationship with Jesus

I'd never opened a Bible and never had I prayed a prayer other than like a memorized kind of a prayer when I was in my mid-20s

And I met this cute guy at the gym and he was super friendly

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