You're listening to the Allender Center podcast with Dr. Dan Allender.

In this episode, Dan and I, Rachel Clinton, continue our conversation about weddings,

particularly how the themes of death and resurrection are at play in a marriage ceremony.

As we began talking about my own upcoming wedding, we realized that weddings are not unlike life itself,

both capable of holding much joy, while at the same time acknowledging deep sorrow.

Well, we are talking about how to prepare and how to attend major events.

But one major event that we're speaking about happens to be your wedding, Rachel.

And if you could just put a little bit more, like what's happening?

You are departing from the fair city that has been your place of life and nurture for a long season, and you're departing.

So there is, for me and for many of us who have loved you over many years, this wedding holds incredible joy, but also there is loss involved.

So as I attend, as our community attends, it will be felt different for many of us than your relatives who will be coming with nothing

but joy for you.

And in some sense, though there's incredible joy for you, there's also a departure that

comes virtually soon after the wedding itself.

Yeah.

I mean,

I think it feels important to name that I will continue working

in the same way they have.

But yeah,

a departure from my home.

I mean, Seattle is my home.

It's been my home for 13 years.

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