Hi, I'm Christi Graham, host of All in the Ground with Samaritans Purse.

On the ground with Samaritans Purse brings you stories of how God is working,

and I have the privilege of introducing you to the people that we help,

our volunteers and our staff, including our president Franklin Graham.

I believe that our calling is to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.

We don't feed people or take medicine without telling them about who Jesus Christ is

and what he did on the cross.

Listen to All in the Ground with Samaritans Purse on Apple or Spotify or find the link in today's

show notes.

Before we begin our very first conversation,

I want you to know that it's a bit of an anomaly,

kind of like me eating kale or pausing between sentences,

because normally we'll be doing deep dives into biblical narrative and chewy theology,

but since this is our first podcast date,

I thought it would behooves us to get to know each other before we really start tangoing with

sacred text. In other words, this is kind of like the handshake before the hug.

We're also going to have an awesome encounter of our own with one of my favorite seminary professors,

Dr. Jim Howard, who explains how human dignity is a uniquely Judeo-Christian concept.

So please grab a cup of coffee unless you're driving, of course,

and come hang out with us on the porch.

We so hard for.

I can't believe we're here.

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