Note: our apologies for the less-than-stellar sound quality of this week's recording! "The road toward God may not be easy, but it always ends in life. Whoever stays on that road—whoever perseveres—will receive God’s life. And although pain, stress, and tragedy create real obstacles to staying on that road—although they have the potential to derail, distract, and discourage—according to James, they also have the potential to produce perseverance. Hardship can produce the very thing needed to endure hardship."