In this episode we explore our tendency to seek shelter from our wounds in ways that don't ultimately lead to our flourishing. Building on the Shalom arc developed by Dan Allender the concept of this episode is shalom sought as false rescues from the myriad and particular ways shalom has been shattered throughout our lives. What is important to grasp is that these ways were often very necessary at the time they were developed. However, in our later years as we learn to walk with Jesus and explore our easy wounds we are able to see these protective measures for what they were and move toward healthier ways.

In this episode we explore the reality that something went wrong. In order to grasp how our own stories fit into the larger story of redemption we must examine the particular places where evil has assaulted us.

In this episode we outline the framework of the Biblical narrative which all of our individual stories find their basis. Humans were made for shalom which began in the garden and yet still exists inside all of us - the longing to live without shame in the presence of our creator and others.

In this episode we explain why we created the Story Matters Podcast with direction of where we will go in season 1.