Death with Deity

Jason and Steve discuss the “death with dignity” movement. Where does this philosophy come from and how does the Christian view differ?

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Steve continues to share ways that God has used his terminal illness to refine him. Trials, difficulties, and illnesses are some of the ways that God humbles us, showing us that we need to depend on Him and not our own strength.

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Jason and Steve converse about the sanctifying work that God does in our lives through trials and tribulations. The Bible uses the imagery of gold being refined to describe this process. There are impurities in us that need to be purged, but there are other attributes that are honoring to God that He wants to magnify.

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Jason and Steve wrap up their walk-through of the 5 stages of grief/loss. They discuss whether or not the Acceptance stage is a permanent one. If someone is going through the dying process, like Steve is, their physical functionality, relative comfort, and cognitive ability may change as the disease progresses. Any number of symptoms or circumstances threaten to bounce us out of acceptance. Look to God to give you strength in times when you are feeling unstable.

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This is the fourth stage of grief/loss. Jason sits down again with Steve, his terminally ill father-in-law, to discuss the subject of sadness, depression, and despair. How does the believer deal with these emotions?

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When we are handed a drastic life change, one tendency can be to bargain with God to change our circumstances. In this episode, Jason and Steve discuss the motives for doing so, whether it is right, and how to accept the answer we are given.

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Ever since his brain surgery, Steve has been unable to cognitively function at the same level.

In this episode of Death with Deity, Jason and Steve continue their exploration of the 5 stages of grief/loss. Steve explains how his brain has been altered for the rest of his life, the frustrations that it causes, and how his faith helps him cope with his new circumstances.

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Jason sits down with Steve again to talk about the first stage in the grieving process: Denial. Denial is a protective mechanism in response to pain. But what if you didn’t need to deny a situation in order to bear it?

In this conversation, Steve shares why he has not experienced denial of his terminal cancer diagnosis. And it’s not because of something that he has done. It is an undeserved gift of God to experience peace in times of hardship.

Steve talks about receiving his brain cancer diagnosis and how God ministered to him through the scriptures while he processed this huge life change. Rather than spiraling into depression, anger, or any other number of understandable reactions, Steve experienced peace.

“Your eyes saw my unformed substance, being yet unformed. And in your book they all were written, the days were fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”

Psalm 139:16

Jason sits down with his father-in-law Steve who has been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This pilot episode gives Steve’s testimony on how he came to Christ and also lays out the intent of the podcast going forward: How should a Christian view death, as opposed to someone of a different worldview? Is there such a thing as “death with dignity,” or should we submit to God’s will even in one of the most trying of human experiences?