Episode 145 | The Odyssey and Our Search for God: Why Everybody Wants to Go Home

Why does a culture that increasingly says it doesn't need God keep telling stories aboutgods, destiny, supernatural powers, temptation, judgment, salvation—and the longing toget home? Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey gives us a fascinating window into thehuman heart, because Odysseus' journey is about far more than getting back to a place;it is about belonging, identity, love, and home. In this episode of God in Culture, weexplore why human beings keep looking for something—or Someone—to save us, whywe keep manufacturing gods, and why we struggle so deeply with surrendering control.The Bible tells us that we were made in God's image, that God has placed eternity inour hearts, and that our restless hearts ultimately find their home in Him. And whileOdysseus spends years trying to find his way home, the gospel gives us anastonishingly different story: Jesus doesn't simply show us the way home—Jesus isthe way home.