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Valleys Are Where Real Life Happens
- Stories need conflict because life happens in valleys, not mountaintops.
- Dave Lomas frames valleys as crucibles and change agents where character and growth actually occur, not the brief mountain-top experiences.
Valleys Force You To Face What’s Wrong
- Valleys force you to focus on what's wrong because mountain-top life lets you ignore problems.
- In Mark 9 Jesus asks how long the boy has suffered, inviting the father to name long-term pain and convert it into prayer.
Wedding Joy Hid A Family Keg Secret
- On his wedding day Dave noticed a secret beer keg in a closet that revealed hidden family issues.
- The mountain-top joy of the wedding masked unresolved relational problems with his dad that later had to be addressed in the valley.