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Written while Alexander was in his 70s, the five letters in this booklet candidly acknowledge the trials of aging, while at the same time offering biblical encouragement and hope for the Christian facing death. Alexander considers the "autumn of life" from the perspective of its struggles, its besetting sins, its duties, its unstoppable journey toward death, and the assurance the believer in Jesus Christ can have as death approaches. Everyone will profit from Alexander's wise counsel, especially those past mid-life.

September 11th, 2001 - It was a morning just like any other, but it would soon turn into a national tragedy; leaving many to ponder the question: “Where Was God?” Some have asked it in earnest, while others have asked it derisively, but regardless of the intent it is a question that I truly believe deserves to be answered. As an NYPD first responder, it was certainly one that I personally wrestled with in the aftermath of that horrific day. I mean, if God really loves us, than how could he have allowed something so horrific to have happened? I decided to use my experience, as a former ...

This Christian book provides a path to emotional healing through the power of forgiveness, offering comfort and understanding to those in need.

Love, Grit and Grace "You're a pearl that's been formed from the grit and grime of hardship and pain." You are the purpose of this book, my friend. Yes, you. You who are lonely. Afraid. Worried. Anxious. Sad. Hopeless. Suffering in silence. Struggling financially, mentally, emotionally or physically.

Grieving the death of one you love...It Hurts To Lose a Special Person expresses love and concern with strong spiritual sentiment, including Scripture.

In this candid book Vanessa vulnerably shares parts of her life story, taking the listener on a journey which began in Africa with trauma from losing her mother at a young age that damaged her identity, to one of healing, wholeness and hope as she discovered identity and purpose in her late fifties. It is a story of restoration and rebuilding that will bring healing to mother wounds and encourage you to look at your own life, using the tools and practical applications for living that she has learned along the way.

Chaplain and spiritual counselor Andrea Raynor knows that when the funeral service is over, the friends leave, and the house grows quiet, grief can be overwhelming. In The Alphabet of Grief, she uses the letters of the alphabet as starting points for simple reflections on loss and hope. Each chapter concludes with a meditation and an affirmation - something to do and something to believe. You are not alone. Find spiritual companionship in these brief but powerful thoughts on the sacred journey of grief.

Finding Joy in the Midst of Grief takes its listeners along twists and turns as the author walks through the tunnel of grief while dealing with the loss of her husband of 44 years. It is not easy to accept life when God takes something cherished from your grasp. As you listen through the pathway traveled, you will find that God does not punish us; rather, He opens our hands and hearts to receive what He has for those of us who remain until our own journey comes to an end. You will learn that the will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you.

Death and the treatment of the dead body loom large in our collective cultural consciousness. The authors explore the materiality and meaning of the dead body and the living's relationship to it. All the biggest questions facing the planetary human community relate in one way or another to the corpse. Surprisingly, Christian communities are largely missing in the discussion of the dead, having abdicated the historic role in care for the dead to the funeral industry.

What do we do when we have prayed, but it seems like God is not answering? What do we do if we are believing God for a loved one’s healing, but their condition is only getting worse? Or worse yet, what do we do when tragedy strikes? The loss of a loved one, a failed marriage or business. We may begin to wonder, was it my fault? I prayed but haven’t received an answer. There are times in life when we don’t know for sure why something has happened, but God has promised He will answer. He simply tells us to return to what we know. God has not brought us this far to abandon us. In this ...

Grief isn't on our radar until we're in the midst of it. You don't wake up one morning expecting someone so young and full of energy, someone you love and care about so much...to die. But then there it is. The fierce, dark, and consuming storm. Not just the kind that rains. The kind that tears and uproots. We will all have to face one at some time in our lives.

When we are lost in the storms of grief, only God can pierce the darkness. How can a broken, bewildered woman who lost her sister, a brilliant PhD nurse, to suicide, her youngest son to respiratory distress caused by an accidental drug-alcohol interaction, on the night of her brother-in-law's memorial service, her sister-in-law to cancer, four years to the day after her son's death, want to get out of bed and live - out loud and in color? Simple. God revealed Himself to her and breathed life back into every nook and cranny of her very being.

This 31-day devotional gives biblical comfort and practical support to men processing miscarriage. The loss of a baby in the womb can leave the father reeling, as well as the mother. He may feel confused, helpless, lonely, deeply sad, or just numb.

Grief is all-consuming. Shattering. After the death of a loved one, we ask questions about the meaning of life, the whys of death, and how to carry our sorrow. The Spirituality of Grief honors the complex nature of grief and offers simple comfort: we are not alone, and there is no one right way to grieve.

In November 2004, Lora Jones was a happy wife and proud mother of two beautiful children. Lora and her family left for a family vacation, excited to celebrate the holidays, but sounds of music and laughter in their van were shattered by a head-on collision. Lora watched helplessly as, one-by-one, her beloved family slipped into eternity. Awake in a nightmare, all traces of laughter were replaced by the mournful cries of a wounded heart. How in the world could Lora go on alone? Song of a Wounded Heart tells the true story of Lora’s journey from death to hope.

We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward. Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child's well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens.

This book has been written to help heartbroken parents know and feel the nearness and tenderness of God when they are facing the loss of a child. It takes long, satisfying looks at truths and stories from the Bible, helping you to know and be comforted by God the Father as he walks with you through your darkest seasons.

On September 2, 2008, our twin daughters, Kayla and Kelsey, were returning home from Lubbock-Cooper High School after basketball practice. A 40,000-pound dump truck veered into their lane. Kelsey was driving. She was 18. Kayla was injured, but lived. We were sent spiraling on a spiritual journey, a parent's worst nightmare. The audiobook describes our life beforehand, both as a family and where each of us was spiritually, but most of the story focuses on our travail after the accident.

Insightful, uplifting enlightening, inspirational, enriching, and transformational for cancer patients and their loved ones around the globe. In her masterpiece, The Path to Soul Immunity: $oul Currency for Life and the Big C with Dr. EB, Dr EB delivers and narrates in her unique style of prose with soothing cadence, laced with grace, bounded by love; her insight: her patients seen through her lens; their voices within heard louder than they can utter; the story of not just their lives, but the fears they harbor inside.

Discover the Good in Your Bad Times. No one wants to endure heartache or suffering. No one would voluntarily choose to lose a job or a home, to experience the breakdown of a cherished relationship, to vicariously suffer through a child’s anguish and heartbreak, to lose one’s health. Yet it is often through difficult circumstances such as these that God stretches us–and even blesses us–the most. Some Strength Only Comes Through Struggle. Ironically, our most significant growth occurs not during times of good fortune, but during periods of trauma. God does not want all our doors to be...