34 min
Caring for Grieving Mothers with Jackie Gibson Straight to the Heart
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In this episode, Rush talks with author and mother Jackie Gibson. Jackie and her husband Jonnie have four children. She serves alongside him at Westminster Seminary and most recently published her book "You Are Still A Mother." In this episode Jackie shares her journey through the still birth death of her daughter Leila. And they talk about the unique challenges of grief in the loss of a child, how caring friends can comfort and help, and the precious ways in which God meets us in our darkest grief and loss.
JACKIE GIBSON ONLINE
Instagram [https://instagram.com/jacksgib]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
You Are Still A Mother [https://newgrowthpress.com/christian-living/you-are-still-a-mother-hope-for-women-grieving-a-stillbirth-or-miscarriage/] by Jackie Gibson
The Moon Is Always Round by Jonathan Gibson [https://newgrowthpress.com/children-books/picture-books/the-moon-is-always-round/]
Helping a Hurting Friend [https://newgrowthpress.com/minibooks/personal-growth-and-development-books/helping-a-hurting-friend-bringing-the-hope-of-christ-in-hard-times/] by Garrett Higbee
Someone I Know Is Grieving [https://newgrowthpress.com/christian-books/biblical-counseling-books/someone-i-know-is-grieving-responding-with-humility-and-compassion/] by Edward T. Welch
Learn more about the podcast here [https://blog.newgrowthpress.com/podcast/].
Timestamps:
1:20 - Intro
1:39 - Moving from Australia
3:37 - Life and Ministry Now
6:08 - The Story Behind the Book "The Moon is Always Round"
16:37 - The Commonality of Loss
17:35 - What voices of friends and Scripture shined lights of hope?
24:40 - The Comfort of Psalm 139
17:49 - Advice for Helping Those Who Grieve
31:56 - Thinking About Leila Now
34:34 - Farewell
In this episode, Rush talks with author and mother Jackie Gibson. Jackie and her husband Jonnie have four children. She serves alongside him at Westminster Seminary and most recently published her book "You Are Still A Mother." In this episode Jackie shares her journey through the still birth death of her daughter Leila. And they talk about the unique challenges of grief in the loss of a child, how caring friends can comfort and help, and the precious ways in which God meets us in our darkest grief and loss.
JACKIE GIBSON ONLINE
Instagram [https://instagram.com/jacksgib]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
You Are Still A Mother [https://newgrowthpress.com/christian-living/you-are-still-a-mother-hope-for-women-grieving-a-stillbirth-or-miscarriage/] by Jackie Gibson
The Moon Is Always Round by Jonathan Gibson [https://newgrowthpress.com/children-books/picture-books/the-moon-is-always-round/]
Helping a Hurting Friend [https://newgrowthpress.com/minibooks/personal-growth-and-development-books/helping-a-hurting-friend-bringing-the-hope-of-christ-in-hard-times/] by Garrett Higbee
Someone I Know Is Grieving [https://newgrowthpress.com/christian-books/biblical-counseling-books/someone-i-know-is-grieving-responding-with-humility-and-compassion/] by Edward T. Welch
Learn more about the podcast here [https://blog.newgrowthpress.com/podcast/].
Timestamps:
1:20 - Intro
1:39 - Moving from Australia
3:37 - Life and Ministry Now
6:08 - The Story Behind the Book "The Moon is Always Round"
16:37 - The Commonality of Loss
17:35 - What voices of friends and Scripture shined lights of hope?
24:40 - The Comfort of Psalm 139
17:49 - Advice for Helping Those Who Grieve
31:56 - Thinking About Leila Now
34:34 - Farewell
34 min