This little book of poems reveals how the author has dealt with the grief that accompanied the death of his wife of fifty-nine years. The poems are a conversation on the journey through the grieving process, which perhaps has no end. Yes, they are permeated with a deep faith that there is more to life than merely living and dying. At the same time, they are honest responses to how painful it is to lose your life partner. Many of the poems are autobiographical:...

Death is certain for all of us, but it is the one thing we avoid thinking about. Our views on death and loss influences our lives in no small way. Dying to Live is about Godly principles that equip you to overcome the fear of death. Death is not the end. It's just the beginning of life.

More and more people who are terminally ill are choosing assisted suicide. When is it Right to Die? offers a different path with alternatives of hope, compassion, and death with real dignity. Joni Eareckson Tada knows what it means to wrestle with this issue and to wish for a painless solution. For the last 50 years she has been confined to a wheelchair and struggled against her own paralysis. And she sat by the bedside of her dying father, thinking,...

Suivez deux des disciples de Jésus, qui après la mort de ce dernier, devront faire face à leurs douleurs et leurs chagrins. La perte, le deuil sont les épreuves les plus lourdes que nous puissions connaître et cependant les plus communes. Elles isolent souvent parce que la douleur intense qu'elles provoquent nous est toute personnelle et si intime. Être fidèle à sa douleur, est-ce bien être fidèle à ceux que nous pleurons ? Leur disparition...

A non-fiction book about the Christian's hope in death. As some have said, death has a hundred percent success rate thus far. Everyone who ever lived has died at some point. This morbid and unpredictable reality can be scary if we have no understanding of what comes after it. It can seem like an impending “period” to the vastness and depth of our human existence. But is it really an end? To the Christian, whose life has been entrusted into the...

When the exuberant expectation of a baby's birth abruptly ends, whether by miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, the loss leaves a mom with unimaginable grief. Navigating the depth of emotions and handling the responses of others can be a daunting task. Author Kindra King shares her journey through her first pregnancy that began on a mountaintop of joy and ended in a valley of grief and deep despair. Through it all, she...

The loss of a love one is never easy. It can take you for all you have. God is so gracious however that during such dark times, you are blessed with a beautiful gift and just when you believe that you are in a better place the unthinkable happens and rocks your world. But glory to God, His word which is life gave the assurance that even in the midst of trouble He is there with you. The Refinement is an inspirational story of how a family's faith in...

The near-death experience (NDE) is not a new phenomena. Individuals have been experiencing what it's like to die and come back to life even before Christ resurrected Lazarus and Christ himself. The prospect of immortality has fueled human fancy since the dawn of time, and has found various expressions in the worlds of religion, art, mythology, philosophy, and folklore. Detailed stories of what is now known as the near-death experience have been...

The author recounts his experiences as a sixth generation funeral director, sharing how the practice of caring for the dead and their loved ones profoundly changed his faith and views on death.

"Trauma therapist Teresa B. Pasquale offers healing exercises, true-life examples, and life-giving discussion for anyone suffering from the very real pain of church hurt. Pasquale, a trauma survivor herself, understands the immeasurable value of our wounds once we've acknowledged them and recovered in community. That's why the wounds are "sacred," and the hope this book offers is a powerful message to anyone suffering from this widespread problem....