How do you make peace with the life you didn’t expect?
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When you were younger, what did you imagine life would be like?
Life rarely follows our plans. How do we make peace with dreams that never happened, relationships that broke down, or seasons of loss?
Poet and storyteller Joshua Luke Smith joined Esther to talk about his new book This Is the Main Event and finding God in the ordinary and unexpected.
Released on 30 Jul 2026
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