To sum up my last post on grief I want to address the promises to God’s Word to love and care for us. God loves you. Even though you are suffering and the pain is very real. The truth is that God loves you and He always will. Testing, trials and pain are all part [...]

After my last post I’ve some very interesting responses and unrelated connections which have made me think about grief in the Bible. There are a lot of hurts in people around me. People who are dealing with horrible circumstances like divorce, disease, and death are all around us. These are people who are grieving. The [...]

I love words, whether I’m writing or speaking, words come very naturally. Recently, I’ve been studying the book of Job. His friends caused him a lot of trouble. Here is poor Job, devastated by his loss, the death of all his children. His friends come with the intention of speaking what they perceive to be [...]

This has certainly been a time to mourn and weep. It seems as though sadness will not leave. On Friday a friend, James Larsen, passed away. He was only 31 years old and left behind a wife and two precious daughters. It seems so unnatural for someone that young to die, yet God had appointed [...]

I’m going to delve into the personal once more and then hopefully move back to the purpose of my blog. I decided it was necessary that I speak of my Grandma. The stroke she suffered last Sunday, took her life 3 days later. It has been devastating for me and my family. We shared a [...]

It is impossible to live a life without some sadness, pain, and depression. Everyone goes through heartache, the times when you feel so black inside that you feel nothing will lighten your spirit. Maybe you feel overwhelmed by loneliness, you may feel there is no one that cares for or understands you. All of these [...]