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Oh, come, oh come, Emmanuel. Stories are important because they are meaningful,

And they are 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, Rashan Copeland.

I wanted to ask you this as well.

I love the fact that you, with great humility and just authenticity, you are sharing how you were in your bed and you just couldn't sleep.

You will go to sleep stressful.

You'll wake up stressful.

And I remember you saying one of the keys is to fear the Lord. Matter of fact, the scripture says something about

better little fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil in the book of Proverbs. And fast forward,

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