The gospel is good news before it is good advice. It tells us who Jesus is, what he has done, and what that means for our lives and our world.
I used to think that grief only belonged in moments of obvious or immediate loss.
Death. Divorce. Illness. Clear endings with clear causes.
Situations where everyone agrees that something has happened and something has been lost. Where I assumed that it’s in these moments that grief shows up, is acknowledged, and is eventually processed and put away.
I was a different person back then. At least I’d like to think so. Dogmatic. Self-assured. Self-righteous. It’s hard to know for sure. What part is personality, what part is learned
I’m in Bible College this year, working towards a Diploma in Biblical Theology (this will, I know, NOT COME AS A SHOCK TO SOME OF YOU…) and really, it’s the dream of a lifetime to spend 5+ hours each week in biblical conversation with others of a similar persuasion.