52: Jonathan Gibson | Proclaiming God is Good After Infant Loss

2020-01-28

Jonny and I chat about the loss of his daughter Leila, the questions his son asked about his sister, how that led to the writing of "The Moon Is Always Round" and the goodness of God. 4:55 Will you share your faith journey with us? How did you come to know Jesus? Raised as a missionary kid with Mission Aviation Fellowshipin East Africa "Some people who come from outside Christian homes, when they're converted it is a bit like a hurricane comes into their life. The Spirit is like the wind, it blows where i...

Jonny and I chat about the loss of his daughter Leila, the questions his son asked about his sister, how that led to the writing of "The Moon Is Always Round" and the goodness of God.

4:55 Will you share your faith journey with us? How did you come to know Jesus?

Raised as a missionary kid with Mission Aviation Fellowshipin East Africa

"Some people who come from outside Christian homes, when they're converted it is a bit like a hurricane comes into their life. The Spirit is like the wind, it blows where it pleases. But I think in Christian homes it is still the same Spirit, the same wind that comes in and converts people, but it's more like a gentle breeze. In my case, it was a gentle breeze that blew into my life and re-generated me. The Spirit of God re-generated me and gave me faith in Christ."

7:19 Your children's book The Moon is Always Roundcame to my attention at the perfect time...Tell us, when and why did you began talking to your son about the moon?

Catechism:

Q: What shape is the moon tonight?

A: Crescent, Gibbous, etc.

Q: What shape is the moon always?

A: The moon is always around.

Q: What does that mean?

A: It means God is always good.

"It began as a childlike fascination with the moon that led to that connection with the moon."

8:31 Eventually your wife became pregnant with your second child, a baby girl. Will you share that journey with us?

"That's really the tragedy [stillbirth of their daughter, Leila] that came into our life as a sudden surprise that we didn't see coming. All of a sudden we entered a world of pain and sorrow that we had only ever heard of and imagined, but here we were in the midst of it trying to navigate ourselves through it."

10:02I share about how I learned about The Moon Is Always Round and the story of my dear friend Andie and her son Ryker James, who was stillborn October 10, 2019.

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