🎙️ Max Lucado on Finding Hope in Turbulent Times
Episode 1 – Ministry on the Margins
In this opening episode of Ministry on the Margins, Dr. Josh Olds sits down with bestselling author and longtime pastor Max Lucado to discuss You’ll Get Through This, a book rooted in the story of Joseph and filled with hope for those navigating life’s storms.
Whether you’re facing personal trials or leading others through pain, this conversation offers timeless biblical wisdom and gentle encouragement. Lucado unpacks how Joseph’s journey through betrayal, slavery, and imprisonment ultimately became a story of resilience, redemption, and God’s faithful presence.
🗣️ In This Episode, You’ll Hear:
- Why Max Lucado chose Joseph’s story to speak into modern hardship
- How leaders can hold space for sorrow while pointing people to hope
- The difference between “toxic positivity” and biblical encouragement
- A behind-the-scenes look at Lucado’s pastoral writing process
- What to say (and what not to say) to someone going through a hard time
📖 About the Book
In You’ll Get Through This, pastor and New York Times best-selling author, Max Lucado offers sweet assurance. “Deliverance is to the Bible what jazz music is to Mardi Gras: bold, brassy, and everywhere.” Max reminds readers God doesn’t promise that getting through trials will be quick or painless. It wasn’t for Joseph–tossed in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, wrongfully imprisoned, forgotten and dismissed–but his Old Testament story is in the Bible for this reason: to teach us to trust God to trump evil.
With the compassion of a pastor, the heart of a storyteller, and the joy of one who has seen what God can do, Max explores the story of Joseph and the truth of Genesis 50:20. What Satan intends for evil, God redeems for good.
🔗 Helpful Links
- Learn more about Max Lucado
- Buy the book
- Listen on Apple Podcasts
- Listen on Spotify
- Listen on Amazon Music
🧵 Favorite Quotes
“God never promised a life without pain, but He does promise His presence in the middle of it.” – Max Lucado
“Joseph’s story isn’t just a survival story—it’s a reminder that even in our lowest moments, God is preparing us for something greater.” – Josh Olds
