Hope for Grieving Parents: T.D. Witherspoon on Covenant Children
From Dead Presbyterians Society by Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
January 6, 2026 · 26 min · Season 2 · Episode 8
About this episode
This episode explores the hope offered to grieving parents through the covenant of grace as discussed by T.D. Witherspoon in his work on covenant children.
What hope does the covenant of grace offer when a baptized child dies? In this episode Jonathan Master explores T.D. Witherspoon’s Children of the Covenant (1873), written in the wake of profound loss and grounded in God’s promises rather than sentiment. Through the lives of three covenant children, Witherspoon points grieving parents and churches to Christ, the ordinary means of grace, and the sure consolation of belonging to Him.
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Master
Topics covered
- grief
- covenant theology
- Christian hope
- children
- loss
- faith
Keywords
- covenant of grace
- grieving parents
- baptized child
- Christ
- ordinary means of grace
- consolation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Children of the Covenant
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