Rich shares about walking through illness, disappointment, and the tension of following God when life doesn’t look the way we hoped it would. Reflecting on suffering, faith, and the ‘dark night of the soul,’ he reminds us that pain is not always proof that something has gone wrong. Sometimes, transformation is born right in the middle of it. The symbol of our faith is a cross and somehow, through suffering, God still brings new life.

Rich Villodas is a Brooklyn-born pastor who leads New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church in Queens, New York. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He’s married to Rosie and they have 2 children, Karis and Nathan. His book, The Narrow Path is available to order now.