Articles for tag: Grief

September 6, 2012

Sad Good-byes, Fruitful Labor

By Mark A. Taylor Two weeks ago we heard the sad news that a member of our church, a dynamic, active physician, died. Remarkably, he had survived a brain aneurysm two weeks before that, but ultimately his system broke down, along with his family”s hope for his recovery. His funeral was Sunday, August 23; he would have turned 63 August 28. We were sharing this story with a couple who told us a mutual friend”s husband, age 57, had just been diagnosed with Stage Four esophageal cancer. Their kids were coming to visit while they waited to hear treatment options

June 12, 2011

Christian Standard

Bible Study Theology & Bible

Sustained by the Word

By Kay Moll I was 22 years old. My husband of eight months had left our home in Illinois to travel to Homecoming at Johnson Bible College in Tennessee early on a snowy February morning with five teenagers from the small congregation we were serving in Illinois. A small group of us from the church had prayed with them for safety on the trip and watched them drive away. A little while later I went to the junior high school where I was teaching English and history and began my workday. Around 10:00 a.m., a fellow teacher stuck her head

September 1, 2010

Christian Standard

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Growing Like Jesus: No Pain, No Gain

By LeRoy Lawson (LeRoy Lawson was among eight Christian leaders asked to share what helps them mature just as Jesus did. Lawson is international consultant with Christian Missionary Fellowship International, a CHRISTIAN STANDARD contributing editor and a member of Standard Publishing”s Publishing Committee.) __________________ “No pain no gain, Dad. No pain no gain.” Our son Lane was in his teens. Both grandfathers had bequeathed good genes, and he was making the most of them. (I resent how those genes jumped right over my generation and landed in his.) He wasn”t tall but he was muscular””and eager to become even more

October 18, 2009

Larry W. Timm

Church Leadership Preaching

Words of Life and Death

Larry W. Timm encourages ministers to treat funeral messages as sacred ministry, offering grieving families biblical comfort, personal care, humility, and honest grace.

July 26, 2009

Derek L. Duncan

Care & Counseling Grief & Suffering

Principles that Saved My Life

Derek L. Duncan reflects on Psalm 33 and the comfort Scripture gives when believers feel alone, lost, or burdened by the pressure to control life.

August 7, 2005

Chris DeWelt

Care & Counseling Grief & Suffering

Helpful Words to Those Who Are Hurting

After losing his oldest son in a sudden accident, Chris DeWelt reflects on what grief feels like and shares practical, patient ways to walk with those who mourn—through presence, memories, notes, and Scripture.