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Passion City Church Podcast

The Scarlet Cord From The Window of Heaven - Jonathan Pickens

Passion City Church Podcast

Passion City Church

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4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Rahab risked everything because she believed God was both powerful and merciful. Jonathan Pickens reminds us that true refuge isn’t found in our efforts, but under the covering of Jesus.

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Well, when I was in college, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to study abroad.

0:24.6

And I was studying Spanish and went down to spend my summer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

0:30.7

It seemed like an amazing idea.

0:32.4

I had written several papers in Spanish and talked to people and studied vocab.

0:36.9

And then you're sitting in a living

0:38.0

room with a family that you're living with, and they don't speak any English.

0:41.5

And in that moment, you're like, hola.

0:45.6

I don't think I knew this as well as I thought I did.

0:49.1

And thankfully, not far from there, there was one of the seven wonders of the world called

0:53.4

Iguasu Falls. And so my buddies and I who were there hey let's get away let's go check this out but simultaneous

0:59.7

to this experience i was also saving up for a wedding ring to hopefully propose to my now wife and so

1:07.5

i was bawling on a budget of traveling and saving at the same time, which you know does not work well.

1:14.4

So I can remember having a box of saltine crackers for my weekend lunch, breakfast, and dinner.

1:21.0

And that was an amazing experience of sustenance.

1:24.6

But we finally got there and we're stepping into Iguasu Falls and we entered

1:30.6

into the park and I remember seeing a crowd of people go this way, but we saw this one lady who

1:35.3

worked for the park just over here and talked to each other. Hey, this would be an awesome opportunity

1:38.8

to work on our Spanish together. So walk up to this lady and, hola, don'te estand los water follows.

1:49.0

And she just looks back and in perfect English,

1:53.0

she's like, they're that way.

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