Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ everyday life.

In this week's connecting clip of the week, we'll continue to hear from Paul with guest Eric Shoemaker as they discuss Eric's book,

ours, biblical comfort for men grieving miscarriage, and why Eric chose Luke's gospel as the

basis for his devotional. This short excerpt is from a larger conversation on the connecting

podcast. To hear the full episode, check out the Paul Tripp podcast episode 337.

Now here's this week's connecting clip of the week.

Talk to me about how interesting it is, and I'm using that in this elastic way, that Luke begins with this account of this

barren couple.

I mean, it's just the Bible is so incredible.

I mean, so I'm thinking about this.

I'm thinking, okay, I'm going to tell the story of the life of Jesus.

I'm going to get right to Jesus.

You know, this is a central character.

You could mention, oh, yeah, Zach Reithel, Elizabeth, and they were friends, and what do

but there's detail here about this bearing couple.

Why?

Yeah.

What a kind way of God to start that story.

And of course, they aren't the first barren couple in the Bible.

The line, the lineage of Christ is full of barrenness.

Yep, it is.

And it's God's way of saying the future belongs to the baron.

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