Still Grieving
“I have this friend who is still grieving her husband. It’s been a year. Do you think you could see her?” [...]
Returning to Church After a Loss
Growing up, going to church was my “safe” place. I loved it there. Naturally I wanted to be there Sunday morning, Sunday [...]
Being Fruitful In Suffering
Being Fruitful in Suffering The name of the second he called Ephraim, “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.” (Genesis 41:52, ESV) The bible reading plan I’m following this year recently led me to [...]
Pressing On
Pressing On “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize [...]
Sometimes It’s Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I was recently at a dinner party and the hostess asked us to go around the circle and share a favorite Christmas [...]
More Than 5 Stages of Grief – Part 2
In last month’s blog we discussed the simple truth that grief is so much more than 5 stages. Oh, how simple it [...]
More Than 5 Stages of Grief
In the early 1970’s Dr. Elisabeth Kὓbler-Ross and a team of medical grad students participated in a study. They wanted to learn [...]
Say Their Name
I’ve heard many people state that when they are studying the Old Testament, they often skip over all the names of descendants [...]
Why not me?
One of the first questions I asked God on the day Jamie died was “WHY NOT ME?” Just 7 days earlier I [...]