Welcome to At The Table, a long-form podcast spotlighting conversations about the intersection of faith and on’e work in the world. Hosted by Drew Sams, senior pastor at Bel Air Church in Los Angeles.

In this episode, Drew sits down with Bel Air Church leader Dr. Sophia Apple, a board-certified pathologist (UCLA-trained) and author, to hear the powerful story of how God met her in suffering, shaped her faith, and formed her calling in medicine. Sophia shares about contracting polio as a child, a life-changing moment that led her to trust Jesus, and how walking with physical limitations has deepened her compassion, her prayer life, and her ability to see people the way God sees them, both in the hospital and in the church.

Sophia also reflects on bold, honest prayer, the difference between “doing” to earn God’s love and receiving grace, and what it looks like to enter a new season of life as she retires from medicine and prepares to move to Georgia. This episode available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram.