Is Aging Good, Bad or Ugly? with Jen Wilkin

Описание: Rebecca talks with Bible teacher and author Jen Wilkin about her new book Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World. Together they explore what Scripture actually says about aging, why the church must recover a vision of family that extends beyond the nuclear household, and how caring for the elderly is central—not peripheral—to Christian faithfulness.

They discuss:
→ Why gray hair is called a “crown of glory”
→ The coming “late-life orphan” crisis
→ Why Western individualism has reshaped our theology of family
→ How caregiving mirrors the gospel
→ Why end-of-life dignity is a pro-life issue

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Dust to Dust: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World → https://www.crossway.org/books/dust-t...


00:00 — Jennifer or Jen?
02:33 — Why write a book on aging?
05:23 — The silence in the church about aging
08:21 — The coming late-life orphan crisis
10:40 — The church as family (Acts & Israel)
13:03 — Honoring father and mother—really
15:04 — The nuclear family has failed us?
18:04 — Non-traditional family and biblical vision
20:07 — Serving like Jesus reframes caregiving
22:44 — My mother’s final years
25:02 — Burden vs gift
27:59 — Canada’s assisted dying crisis
31:03 — “We’re setting our sights too low”
33:49 — Gray hair as glory
36:01 — Medical aesthetics & theology of aging
37:51 — Aging as worship preparation
38:39 — One small step toward someone older


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