Knowing your origin story matters. Think about if you walk into a movie half way through, or open a book in the middle. You don't understand what's broken or missing. You can't understand what's been lost.
It's like being slightly sad at the funeral of someone you never met, but secretly wishing the funeral would be over so you can get back to whatever you wanted to do with your day. Contrast that with grieving over a person you deeply loved; someone you knew from the beginning of their life until the end; someone you long to see again.
We experience loss differently when we know the full story. We long for resolution differently.
Guest: Nancy Guthrie
Bible Passage: Genesis 1-3, Revelation 21-22
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Recommended Resources: Go to the extended shownotes for my recommended books, podcast episodes and more, which correlate with our conversations about Genesis 1-3 here in season 4.
Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church and at conferences across the country and the world, and is the author of many books, including Even Better than Eden. Nancy hosts the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast at The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband host Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child and are co-hosts of the GriefShare video series.
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For the full set of shownotes, including recommended resources on Genesis 1-3, and more, go here.