{"podcast":{"title":"Riverton Cornerstone Community Church","slug":"riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012","podcast_index_feed_id":6718012,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b50335c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://cccriverton.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44747727/44747727-1762896289267-5b8ee7af464ae.jpg","author":"cccriverton","episode_count":138,"summary":"Hear sermons and series from pastor Ian McFarland from Cornerstone Community Church in Riverton Wyoming. Ian preaches the good news about Jesus Christ and his saving grace.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T16:17:56.903532+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012"},"episode":{"title":"Out of the Storm - Ben Putt (Day 2)","slug":"out-of-the-storm-ben-putt-day-2","published_at":"2026-04-26T23:39:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012/out-of-the-storm-ben-putt-day-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timothy-dunn3/episodes/Out-of-the-Storm---Ben-Putt-Day-2-e3ignsm","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10b50335c/podcast/play/119086422/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-26%2F422924737-44100-2-dc03bc16d5ff8.mp3","summary":""Darkness is my closest friend." It’s the bleakest line in the Psalms, and for many of us, it’s the most authentic. In Day 2 of our "Out of the Storm" series, Ben and Jess Putt lead us into the "ash heap" of Job Chapter 3. If Day 1 was about the theory of evil, Day 2 is about the feeling of it. We explore why the Bible includes gut-wrenching honesty that doesn't always end with a "happy ever after" in the next verse. If you’ve ever felt like you had to put on a "fine" face for church while your world was falling apart, this episode is a permission slip to stop performing. Learn why lament is a vital part of the Christian walk and how God gives us the words to pray when we have none left of our own. In This Episode: Jess’s Prayer: A moving lament for a broken world, based on Psalm 13. Psalm 88: A look at the only Psalm that ends without a note of hope. The Ash Heap: Why Job cursed the day of his birth but refused to curse his God. C.S. Lewis on Grief: Insights from A Grief Observed on the "silence" of God. Key theological points covered: Lament vs. Despair: How Job addresses God even in his darkest moments. Death the Leveler: Job’s longing for the peace of the grave (Job 3:11-19). The "I'm Fine" Culture: Correcting the pressure to be "joyful" when the heart is breaking. The Purpose of the Storm: Why Job's restoration takes 42 chapters instead of three.","meta_description":"\"Darkness is my closest friend.\" It’s the bleakest line in the Psalms, and for many of us, it’s the most authentic. In Day 2 of our \"Out of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3751,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012/episodes/out-of-the-storm-ben-putt-day-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riverton-cornerstone-community-church-6718012/out-of-the-storm-ben-putt-day-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}