Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma, daughter.

Thanks for joining. Today, we are reading Judges 17 and 18. But before we dive in, I've got not one, but two announcements.

Number one, they join the Journey Journals, volume two, are for sale on Amazon. We will

put those links in the episode description. They start with the book of First Samuel. So make

sure you check out that link. Number two, it's a Tuesday, which is porch day. If you regularly

attend the porch, you've definitely heard about launch. If you're a young adult and you don't attend the porch, you've definitely heard about launch. If you're a young

adult and you don't attend the porch, you need to know about launch. It's coming up Labor Day

weekend. It's like summer camp, but for adults, you don't want to miss it. Co-ed small groups,

surprise concerts, parties, games. It's going to be awesome. I'm going to be there. If you're a young adult, you could

end up in my small group. 22 to 35 year olds will put the link in the description. And speaking of

young adults, I am sitting across from a young adult who's not only married, but also pregnant

with twins. It is a faithful watermark member, Allie Brannon.

Hello, Emma. I'm glad you're here. We're friends, so this is super fine. I know. It's so fun. Normally, I'm

meeting people for the first time, but I love it. For those who don't know you, how did you come to

know the Lord? Fast forward, what's going on in your world today?

Mm-hmm. So I had the privilege of having fantastic parents and a wonderful big sister who led

unbelievably well just with their faith. And so I came to know the Lord at a very young age,

around seven years old. And I went to camps all growing up and was just

in the church and all the way around it. I was the girl at camp that rang the bell like every time,

every year, because I was so scared that I was going to lose my faith. And that's actually a big

part of my testimony of just really being afraid that I had not to lose my faith. And that's actually a big part of my testimony of just really

being afraid that I had not solidified my salvation. And so just growing up through high school and

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