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Healthy ways to work through grief
Numbing the pain just delays the opportunity to learn from it.
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4 keys to moving forward from a loss
When you’re faced with an incredible loss in your life—especially from death or divorce—it’s easy to blame God.
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When a loved one dies
An exploration of the process of grief and how God brings comfort when a loved one dies.
Grief & kids: a hard combination
Recently I learned of a 36 year-old mom in our neighborhood who died. Unexpectedly. Her family is emptied. Earlier this year I lost my grandpa and uncle in close, unexpected succession. One week a part. My 4 year old poked my grandpa’s cheek as she tried to understand how he could be there in the casket, but so utterly not there. That…
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Grief & kids: a hard combination
How do we live in a world broken by grief and sin and not become paralyzed by the what-ifs?
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Experiencing grace
Several years ago I experienced something that was terrible and wonderful at the same time. My mother died of lung cancer; she was only sixty-nine. For most of my adulthood, my mother had not been a part of my life. She didn’t attend my wedding, nor, before her illness, had she ever been to my home. She missed seeing her grandchildren…
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Why, God?
To some degree, we’ve all been there. The late night phone call that changed everything. A doctor’s diagnosis that stopped you dead in your tracks. A casual trip to Dairy Queen that ended with the death of a child. A summer thunderstorm that that spawned a tornado and devastated a community. A school shooting. The earthquake…
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Why, God?
To some degree, we’ve all been there. The late night phone call that changed everything. A doctor’s diagnosis that stopped you dead in your tracks. A casual trip to Dairy Queen that ended with the death of a child. A summer thunderstorm that that spawned a tornado and devastated a community. A school shooting. The earthquake…
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