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How do we navigate death in a death-denying culture? Joining Derrick today is professor and author J. Todd Billings, whose recent cancer diagnosis has given him a sobering perspective on life. He enlightens us on how he's learned to embrace his mortality, and how we too can healthily navigate life in the midst of pain and suffering. Timestamps Writing in the 'Gray' (0:00) Embracing Our Mortality (3:04) Redefining 'Sheol' (8:41) How To Navigate Suffering in Our Relationships, Churches, and Bibles (18:53) Narratives & Near-Death Experiences (40:50) Dr. J. Todd Billings is the Gordon H. Girod Research Professor of Reformed Theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI. An ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America, he received his M.Div. from Fuller Seminary and his Th.D. from Harvard. Check out his latest book The End of the Christian Life: How Embracing Our Mortality Free Us To Truly Live Connect with Dr. Billings at: jtoddbillings.com Music Credit: LAKEY INSPIRED Track Name: "The Process" Music By: LAKEY INSPIRED Official SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOmy8wuTpC95lefU5d1dt2Q License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported "Share Alike" (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Music promoted by: Chill Out Records @ https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ www.ChillOutMedia.com / www.LoFi-HipHop.com
Originally aired on WYTX-FM 7/11/20. Guests: David Warner, the Director of the Technology Incubator at Knowledge Park, Family separations at the border with author Julie Schweitert Collazo, "The Book of Rosy"; DEA agent turned author J. Todd Scott, his latest book is "Lost River."
Originally aired on WYTX-FM 7/11/20. Guests: David Warner, the Director of the Technology Incubator at Knowledge Park, Family separations at the border with author Julie Schweitert Collazo, "The Book of Rosy"; DEA agent turned author J. Todd Scott, his latest book is "Lost River."
J. Todd Scott, author of The Far Empty, talks to Daniel Ford about what inspired him to start writing, his path to publishing his debut novel, his music and bourbon recommendations, and his advice to other up-and-coming authors.