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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
What do we do when our culture doesn’t allow us the time and space to grieve well?
Brent talks with Natasha Smith a wife, mother and writer from North Carolina. Her new book from IVP is ‘Can You Just Sit With Me?: Healthy Grieving for the Losses of Life’. Natasha’s work has appeared at ‘Her View From Home’, ‘Focus on the Family’ and ‘TODAY parents’.
- (0:55) How we can all comfort those who grieve;
- ((1:25) Sitting with people;
- (4:00) Natasha’s experience of God’s comfort;
- (5:35) Ways we experience grief;
- (6:55) Grief ‘triggers’;
- (9:10) Grief exercises;
- (10:15) Why our culture is so impatient with grief;
- (11:30) Workplaces and grief;
- (14:30) Grief and growth;
- (15:30) Collective grief since 2020;
- (17:30) Invisible grief;
- (20:30) Sabbath and grief.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Can-You-Just-Sit-Me/dp/1514006219/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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