Dear Sophie: Letters on Grief
Malcolm GordonSophie's mum got sick a few years back. After lots of treatment, lots of praying, lots of hoping, she died last year. Sophie wrote to her friend, Malcolm, trying to process what had happened. Over the next few months, Malcolm wrote a series of letters in response to Sophie, each unpacking an aspect of grief and faith. Each episode of this podcast explores an aspect of how to live as faithfully and... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Religion & Spirituality | |||
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Like us, our faith needs to grow and develop. If it doesn't, it can become restrictive and stifling. Often, we have a conception of faith that is fixed and concrete. Grief can ask some pretty unforgiving questions of us. Rather than doggedly hold to ... more
In this letter, we explore how suffering likes to get us on our own, amplifying our pain and isolating us from our support. The challenge is to find ways to reach out when our impulse is to curl up and hide. Dear Sophie: Letters on Grief is brought t... more
In the last letter, we explored how grief and suffering are not always part of God's plan. They don't automatically have redemptive meaning. In this letter, we are working out what that meaningless means about the world, our pain and what God is up t... more
The question of meaning is never far from the human struggle with suffering. The conviction is that if we can simply find a meaningful interpretation of our pain, then our pain will be worthwhile. However, this can result in us living as if everythin... more
In this episode, Malcolm tells the story of his friend Ruth, who after years of pretending, found a way to make room for who she really was and what she was really feeling, and found that it also made room for others to be similarly authentic. Authen... more
In this episode, we explore an ancient form of Hebrew poetry that gave voice to complaint and protest, yet didn't lose sight of faith or hope: these are the Psalms of lament. Jesus prayed them, and they kept his faith in God alive when God went AWOL.... more
There are more ways to be faithful than we think. We're used to think of kneeling to pray, or being accepting and content as the same as being faithful. But there is also room for argumentation, and protest and fighting for what you need and don't wa... more
Lots of life can be a rush. We try to jam as much in as we possible can. In today's episode, we're explore how grief is a big handbrake on hurry. Its a reminder that the process of grief is more important than any destination. Dear Sophie: Letters on... more
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