72. What Gollum Teaches us About Identity

Remember where you come from.

According to John Ortberg, remembering where you truly come from gives you two remarkable gifts: Identity and hope.

In this reflection on Psalm 139, John explores what it means to be “fearfully and wonderfully made.”

In this episode:
Psalm 139 and where we truly come from
Why remembering your origin gives you identity
What it means to be fearfully and wonderfully made
Your body as your “little kingdom”
The biblical word golem
Gollum and the Ring
“What's your ring?”
William Wordsworth and “trailing clouds of glory”
Why we lose our sense of wonder
The danger of “peaking too soon”
Jesus and the lilies of the field
Why remembering where you come from gives you hope
The more important question: Where are you headed?

Scriptures:
Psalm 139:13–16 • Genesis 2:7 • Matthew 6:28–30

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00:00 Remember Where You Come From
00:34 Where Do I Come From?
00:57 The Birds & the Bees Mix-Up
01:17 A Deeper Question About Your Origin
01:44 Remembering Gives You Identity
02:02 John Is a Rockford Guy
02:25 Humility & Knowing Who You Are
02:49 Psalm 139: Fearfully & Wonderfully Made
03:15 Your Body Is Your Little Kingdom
03:49 Your Body Will Be Redeemed
04:15 Your Unformed Body & the Golem
04:40 The Jewish Legend of the Golem
05:03 Gollum, Sméagol & the Ring
05:30 What's Your Ring?
05:50 What Are You Tempted to Worship?
06:16 Wordsworth & Intimations of Immortality
06:30 Trailing Clouds of Glory
07:00 You Come From God
07:24 Why We Lose Our Sense of Wonder
07:46 Where You Come From Tells You Where You're Going
08:06 Don't Peak Too Soon
08:29 Gollum Peaked Too Soon
08:44 The Second Gift: Hope
09:06 Splendor in the Grass
09:15 Jesus & the Lilies of the Field
09:42 God Will Clothe You
09:53 Find Strength in What Remains
10:00 Faith That Looks Through Death
10:20 You're Headed Toward Splendor
10:30 You Can't Go Back
10:46 Where Are You Headed?