"This book will make no attempt to defend God. . . . If you are looking for a book that boasts triumphantly of conquest over a great enemy, or gives a detached philosophical analysis that neatly solves an absorbing problem, this ...

Suffering is, in the end, God’s invitation to trust him. “As he did in his best-selling book, Heaven, Randy Alcorn delves deep into a profound subject, and through compelling stories, provocative questions and answers, and keen bi...

In the midst of tragic loss, can beauty be uncovered? It can. Everyone must face the passing of a loved one. An Appalachian pastor writing from his experience of officiating nearly 1000 funerals, provides hope. Tears are the balm for ...

Much like the Catholic best-seller, but expressly developed for the Episcopal Church • Incorporates liturgy and music suggestions according to the Book of Common Prayer and other approved pastoral rites • A proven, practical tool...

Most cries of pain from teenagers are silent, and too often we only discover the true depth of their pain after suicide or other self-destructive behavior. In Stepping Up, teens speak openly about their struggles with suicide, depress...

How are we to live when the unthinkable happens, when our hearts are shattered and our foundation shaken? How can we find our way in overwhelming grief and overwhelming confusion? The author explains her experience enduring exactly th...

"One of the best books I've ever read on suffering!"—BRITTANY PRICE BROOKER, speaker"Lisa Appelo is the wise and trustworthy friend we all need to help us navigate life on the other side of devastating circumstance...

Everyone begins their life on an innocent search for truth. Some people find it, or so they think. But do we ever, really find it?"The older I get the less time I have for certainty," writes Les Avery. "Now at 85, truth...

Receiving a diagnosis of a terminal illness causes many people to go into a tailspin of despair and depression. This is rarely considered a gift, but that is exactly what Baker conveys using his own experience and the truths of the Bi...

Talking with those who are dying can be difficult even in the best of circumstances. There is a need for guiding family members of the terminally ill, as well as friends, caregivers, and even those more experienced in talking with the...

United Methodist pastor Elise Erikson Barrett draws on her own painful experiences, as well as on interviews with others who have gone through the devastation of miscarriage, in an effort to help women grieve and, in time, to think th...

As a pastor and chaplain at a cancer treatment facility, Dr. Michael S. Barry has spent hours with cancer patients listening to their stories, reflecting with them on their disease, and helping them better understand the role their fa...

Three of Joseph Bayly's seven children died at young ages. He was intimately acquainted with the pain of death and was all too familiar with what he once called this enemy's "grim violence." But he was even more intimatel...

When Sarah Berger’s nineteen-year-old son went to heaven in an inexplicable single-car accident, Sarah found herself plunged into soul-searing grief—the kind that can ruin marriages and destroy faith.But that is not her st...

"The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." 1 Peter 5:10 Suffering comes to us all. It may ...

Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, unsure how to process her grief. Her body seems to have betrayed her. Her c...

We are all broken.It's a unified human experience.And we all need a hope that doesn't disappoint,a love that anchors us,joy that survives in unthinkable conditions,and a perspective shift that goes beyond our circumstances.Some days w...

Grief can be a cruel tyrant. When "comforting" Scriptures don't feel very ... comforting. When faith-filled verses don't infuse you with faith. When faith unravels during grief and tragedy, allowing doubts, disillusionmen...

To be human is to suffer, even if only at the end of life. And when the dark moments arrive, we often question our faith and whether the God we know in health is the same as the One who seems so absent in pain. For nearly a decade, Ra...

The loss of a loved one is devastating, and the grief that follows is often crippling. While modern Western culture has adopted an aren't-you-over-it-yet? attitude toward death and the grief it brings, the grieving process can take ye...

Loved ones pass away. Celebrity memorials are televised. Wills are drafted, funerals are planned, and cemetery plots are purchased.Eventually, we all die.Yet, despite this constant awareness of death, we fear it. Dread it. Seek to avo...

Justin Campbell was an active, out-going, five-year-old boy with red hair and freckles. A scar running the length of his chest was the only indication that this happy little boy had been born with a congenital heart defect. Although h...

Pepper, a Hospice Nurse cares for his patients as they are dying and shortly after their death. He is responsible for guiding them through that last journey as well as providing emotional support and comfort for the patient's loved on...

Quotations from Thomas Charles, The baptism by fire, the touching of the live coal, the constraining love of Christ - these make ministers a flame of fire … They are fiery themselves and set others on fire. Communion with God s...

A wise, honest companion for the journey through griefWhether you are struggling with your own grief or walking with a friend or family member who is grieving, you know the journey is not smooth or straightforward. The Good Grief Devo...

"Surviving the loss of a child is the hardest of journeys. There is only one way, and that is through. But how? What does that even mean? I can only show and tell you my experiences along the way, pointing out mistakes, dangers...

A journey through grief that has brought comfort to others for almost half a century.John R. Claypool had been a pastor for almost two decades, ministering to others who suffered through the loss of loved ones, when the loss came home...

How a doctor's glimpses of eternity confirmed everything he believed about God, suffering, life on earth, and what happens after death.Dr. Chauncey Crandall knows his patients well. When they are dying, he sits at the bedside with the...

We can't really prepare for grief. The only experts on grief are those who have survived it and then helped others do the same. Retreat leader, former psychotherapist, and bestselling author Paula D’Arcy is one of those experts. In ...

Where is God when your world falls apart? What happens when everything you thought you knew about how God operates is torn to shreds by tragedy? Jerry Deans has experienced devastating loss first-hand, but tragedy does not have the fi...