Scriptures and Stories is a proud member of the Converge Podcast Network, and I want to give a quick shout out to our underwriting ministry partner, First 15.

To get deeper into God's word today, visit First15.org forward slash converge.

Now on to today's show.

Oh, come, oh meaningful because they are memorable, powerful, and they personally connect us with each other.

In this podcast, we take names, faces, hopes, and dreams of people of all walks of life.

We are diverse with ages and races.

You will have the opportunity to hear these stories in their own words.

We believe your story and God's story will intersect with the stories of others. God's story is revealed through scriptures.

Your story is revealed through experiences.

Their story is revealed in life events.

Our hope is that through this podcast,

we will recognize that God uses every part of our stories,

even the messy parts. to bring glory to himself,

draw his children close, and call others into his family.

This podcast is the perfect intersection between your story and God's story.

We believe you will leave here inspired, encouraged, and challenged to share your story with the world.

Welcome to the Scriptures and Stories podcast with your host, Roshan Copeland.

Hey everybody, my name is Stephen Gutierrez. I'm 23 going on 24. I'm from Los Angeles, California.

And I'm always up to make new friends, especially in good company by the grace of God. So if y'all want to add me, I'd love to add you back.

My Instagram is underscore, I'm just Steve, and my Twitter is Stevie G, but not with the IE,

it's with the EY.

And I hope everybody's doing well, especially during these times.

...