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Purpose In The Pain

Purpose In The Pain

Written by: Tony & Sonoma Adkins
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Your pain was never meant to be the end of your story.
Hosted by Tony & Sonoma Adkins, Purpose in the Pain is a faith-based podcast for anyone who has ever wondered if their struggle has meaning—and if healing is actually possible.


Through honest conversations and real-life stories, Tony and Sonoma explore what it means to find purpose in the middle of hardship, hold onto hope when everything feels broken, and share the testimony that someone else might be waiting to hear.


"We have to focus on the purpose but we live in the promise."


Each episode features guests who have walked through their own valleys—church hurt, divorce, addiction, loss, and more—and found hope and redemption on the other side. No perfect stories. No easy answers. Just Christ followers getting honest about the mess and the meaning hidden inside it.


Because the enemy wants you to keep your pain a secret. He wants you isolated, pressed down, and silent.


This podcast exists to break that silence.


You might be closer to your breakthrough than you realize. Sometimes you've been leaning against the answer all along.


New episodes released weekly.
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© 2026 Purpose In The Pain Spirituality
Episodes
  • Episode 2 (Part 1 of 2): Roger Nevill — Was It Luck or Was God There?

    Episode 2 (Part 1 of 2): Roger Nevill — Was It Luck or Was God There?
    Jan 19 2026

    In Part 1 of our conversation with Roger Nevill, Tony & Sonoma Adkins hear Roger’s story from the inside—hard relationship cycles, trauma, and a journey that demanded more than survival.

    At the heart of this episode is the question many of us ask when we look back:
    Was it luck… or was God with me even when I didn’t know it?

    Roger also shares why addressing mental health through counseling became part of his healing process—and how taking that step wasn’t weakness, but courage.

    ⚠️ Content note: mentions of violence/trauma (not graphic).
    Part 2 is coming next.
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    38 mins
  • Purpose In The Pain Ep. 1

    Purpose In The Pain Ep. 1
    Jan 5 2026

    Welcome to Episode 1 of Purpose in the Pain.

    Hosts Tony & Sonoma Adkins open up about why they couldn't keep their story to themselves—and why your silence might be costing more than you realize.

    In this episode, they explore the power of testimony, how the enemy uses secrecy to keep us pressed down, and what it really means to overcome by the blood of the Lamb AND the word of our testimony.

    They also revisit the story of the lame man at the gate called Beautiful—and ask the hard question: How many people are sitting in our churches right now, leaning against the answer, waiting for someone to help them through?

    Your pain has purpose. Your story has power. It's time to stop staying silent.

    New episodes dropping regularly featuring guests with their own stories of struggle, hope, and redemption.
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    29 mins
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