A True Story of Aging That We’re Missing

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A Compelling and Hopeful Perspective on Aging The world tells us at every turn that aging is a steep descent into irrelevance, one to be avoided at all costs. This false story diminishes not only us but our elders and the time God gives us. But Scripture reveals a markedly different pattern of life, one of increasing value, that calls us to embrace our age and number our days rightly. In this video, Jen Wilkin, author of Dust to Dust, shares two circumstances in her life that led her to examine more closely the anti-aging message of the world and the life-giving message of Scripture. Dust to Dust Jen Wilkin In this biblical meditation on aging, Jen Wilkin draws poetic parallels between the first half of life and the second, inviting us to live fully at every stage. In Dust to Dust, Jen Wilkin draws poetic parallels between the first half of life and the second. Exploring the changing realities of caregiving, abilities, and potentiality, she helps us to trace God’s give-and-take design at every stage. Wilkin offers practical insights on body image, honoring the elderly, the essential value of family, and more. She urges us to trade an anti-aging mindset for the pursuit of biblical w...

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