You have most likely experienced some form of grief in your lifetime. Whether it be from the death of a loved one, a broken relationship or marriage, a loss of a job, or a betrayal. The grieving process comes in all shapes and sizes and can manifest itself differently in each person. Only people [...]
Pain and loss. Grieving and trying to cope, trying to make sense of what feels senseless and clinging to hope when things seem darkest – when we meet loss, especially the loss of a loved one, we experience a lot of emotions as we try to understand what happened, why, and how we will [...]
Are you dealing with grief that exists even though an actual death has not occurred? This type of grief is called a “living death.” Living deaths can be just as painful as an actual death. If you are grieving this type of hurt, there is hope and help for you through Christian grief counseling. [...]
Our lives are marked not only by joy but also by grief and loss. We welcome new life into the world; celebrate a birthday, graduation, new job, or engagement. We laugh with friends and family over joyous occasions, as we should. But even as we do this, there are also often causes to mourn. The [...]
Losing someone close to you is one of the most devastating events you will ever experience. Even Christians who lose other believers they are close to mourn the loss of their friend, although they know through faith that they will see them again. However, some losses do not seem to heal with time. The [...]
Times of loss are painful and dark. Whether it’s hearing a new diagnosis or getting a call from the police, the pain of loss is difficult. Nothing makes it easier. There is no way to face loss without pain. The two are deeply intertwined like smoke and fire, where one is the other will [...]
Grief is an unavoidable reality in life. Sooner or later it will come knocking at your door. When it does, no trite truism or positive quote on a coffee mug is going to be enough to get you through. It’s one thing to think about persisting in faith through grief, but it is a [...]
Although there are no quick and easy ways to overcome the emotional pain of loss, there are some things that we can do both to ease the duress of grief and facilitate the grieving process. This goes not only for the loss of friends, family, and loved ones but even the loss of pets [...]
In this fallen world, grief and loss are inevitable. The people we love may grow apart or move away; careers can be cut short; opportunities may close; personal dreams may be set aside to give way to other pressing matters; and, of course, everybody eventually dies. But though grief and loss are expected to [...]
Dealing with grief after the death of a loved one can be a huge heartbreak. This type of grief can bring on different waves of emotions, because you can no longer just pick up the phone and call them. Death has such a gravity to it because of how finite it is. No longer [...]
