{"podcast":{"title":"Ultimately with R.C. Sproul","slug":"ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481","podcast_index_feed_id":1062481,"rss_url":"https://ultimately.ligonier.org/rss","website_url":"https://ultimatelypodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/a/e/1/7ae1f525618ebec7/3000x3000_PODCAST_ultimately.jpg","author":"Ligonier Ministries","episode_count":100,"summary":"How do you focus on what really matters? Where do you go to regain perspective? Drawn from a lifetime of Bible study and reflections on the nature of truth, Ultimately with R.C. Sproul features unique moments of insight to help you understand what you believe and why you believe it. Renew your mind and grow in your knowledge of God when you listen to biblical teaching every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Set your mind on what matters most—what matters ultimately. A podcast from Ligonier Ministries.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:19:09.435871+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481"},"episode":{"title":"God Is Present When His People Suffer","slug":"god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer","published_at":"2026-05-27T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481","url":"https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ultimately/ultimately20260527.mp3?dest-id=2190716","summary":"God never promised His people a life free from suffering and sorrow in this world. But He has promised to be with us when we hurt. Today, R.C. Sproul invites us to take courage in the presence of the Lord. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts","meta_description":"God never promised His people a life free from suffering and sorrow in this world. But He has promised to be with us when we hurt. Today, R.C. Sproul invi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":125,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/episodes/god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/god-is-present-when-his-people-suffer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}