{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chunks: The Book of Psalms","title":"Episode 137: That’ll teach you!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/06da1515\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":410,"description":"Before we leave Psalm 59, I want to use it to reflect upon something I’ve often heard Christians ask when they suffer difficulties: “What is God trying to teach me?” On the one hand, it’s good to be teachable, because there’s always something to learn. But on the other, the question often presumes that if we learn some specific lesson, the suffering will end—which is not to be taken for granted. Suffering can deepen our faith and help us endure, even if the suffering continues.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m4wWP6RhgtaQVY-Fm9O749o40PLOWY6s4PUGIxxoi8E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OGU5/YTlmZTk0ZmFmZWZl/OTk0NTgyNDEyMTBj/MDM0ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}