203: Where Am I From? – Origin Story (Part 1)

203: Where Am I From? – Origin Story (Part 1)

From Become Good Soil by Morgan Snyder

December 30, 2025 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode explores the origin story of humanity and its connection to the narrative of God's creation and restoration efforts.

“In the darkness, something was happening at last. A voice had begun to sing. The hills were coming up. The earth was heaving and swelling like a wave of the sea. ‘Man, I give you the rule of this land. Treat it gently and cherish it.’” — C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew The apostle Paul reminds us that we have been grafted into the origin story of the People of God—a story that begins with God creating a good and beautiful world, and humans as beloved and creative stewards made in God’s image. Before long, the story takes a tragic turn, giving way to exile from our original Home. Since then, a quiet homesickness has haunted the human experience—a sense that, for all its awakening beauty, the world is not now as it was meant to be. Yet the story does not end in exile. Scene after scene, we witness God’s persistent and passionate initiative to rescue and restore all of creation and His cherished human image-bearers. From Noah to Abraham, from Israel’s return from exile in Babylon to the bright expectancy of Anna and Zechariah in Luke’s Gospel, the story unfolds across centuries, culminating in the incarnation of Jesus, the promised King and Rescuer. And now the story…

People in this episode

Host: Morgan Snyder

Topics covered

  • origin story
  • human experience
  • creation
  • exile
  • restoration
  • spirituality
  • Christianity

Keywords

  • origin story
  • C.S. Lewis
  • exile
  • restoration
  • spirituality
  • Christianity
  • human experience
  • creation

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