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Through personal stories and biblical wisdom, the award-winning authors of Hope When It Hurts remind us that weakness isn’t the end of our story—it’s the very place Jesus meets us. Pain changes everything. It changes how people pray, how they hope, and how they relate to God. Many of us...

In 2006, Abby Rike lost the life she knew and loved when her husband and two young children were killed in a car accident. Devastated and numb, she shut down. For nearly three years she walked through life like a spectre, present in body only. As she descended, so did her health. Fortunately...

You expected your faith to help with this. And it is helping, maybe. But not in the way you thought it would. The grief is still here, still heavy, still present in every room of your house and every quiet moment of your day. The prayers feel hollow. The verses people keep sending land wrong. And somewhere underneath all of it is a question you are almost afraid to ask: is something wrong with my faith? Nothing is wrong with your faith. Grief is not the opposite of faith. Grief is love with nowhere to go. And when you loved someone well, grief is what you are left holding when they are gone...

Can people be free from physical illness? Are cancer and other life-threatening diseases avoidable? What can a person do to avoid sickness - from allergies to asthma to Alzheimer's? Rev. George Malkmus had similar questions on his mind when, at age 42, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Not willing to accept this cancer as "God's will" for his life, he began an intensive bibilical and scientific study to find out why - and to possibly find an alternative to the usually unsuccessful treatments of the medical profession.

Miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated. She may feel guilty, ashamed, angry, depressed, confused, or alone. With vulnerability, Adriel Booker shares her own experience of three consecutive miscarriages, as well as the stories of others. She tackles complex questions, inviting women to a place of grace, honesty, and hope. She also shares specific, practical resources, such as ways to help guide children through grief, suggestions for memorializing your baby, and advice on pregnancy after loss.

This 31-day devotional gives biblical comfort and practical support to men processing miscarriage. The loss of a baby in the womb can leave the father reeling, as well as the mother. He may feel confused, helpless, lonely, deeply sad, or just numb.

We all have questions about death. Despite the strong assurance the Bible gives us about life beyond the grave, Christians are often troubled by other questions. What will happen on the day of judgment? Will we have bodies in heaven? Will there be rewards? This short, simple book is designed to help Christians understand what God has said about these questions in the scripture. Suitable for all Christians - especially those with questions about death.

Now with 250K copies in print! Revised and Updated Edition. Anne affirms that Heaven truly is the home of your dreams: a home of lasting value that's fully paid for and filled with family, where you will be wanted and welcomed. Best of all, Heaven is a home you are invited to claim as your own...

If you’re hurting, you know how hard it is to see your way forward. Suffering has a way of clouding your vision. It can make you feel isolated, forgotten, confused, aimless, and even hopeless. How do you navigate the heartache in your life when you can’t control it or make sense of it? That’s the question Pastor Mike Novotny answers in When Life Hurts. This real and sometimes raw journey through the book of Job tackles the tough questions about how pain affects your life and what to do when it does. Complete with study questions at the end of each chapter, this book offers more than ...

Healing Collective Grief & Trauma: Devotions and Prayers for Hope After Natural Disasters, Community Tragedy, and Shared Loss When a crisis touches an entire community, the grief it leaves behind feels different. It’s bigger. Louder. Heavier. You may have lived through the storm yourself or carried the sorrow from miles away, but either way, you’ve felt the ache of loss that so many others share. Healing Collective Grief & Trauma is a faith-rooted devotional designed for moments like these, when the weight belongs to all of us. Each reading offers gentle encouragement, breath prayers, ...

Salvation, it's the big-Bible-word for God's aim and achievement in Christ. It is the culmination of amipotence. It is the fullest expression of what we pray for when we say, "thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." In this book, Steve Harper explores soteriology through the pages of the Bible in relation to love. He shows how God's nature, action, and purpose is completely realized in Jesus' exclamation, " It is finished!"--his declaration from the cross that God's mission to save the world has been accomplished. “Instead of tackling the issue of “universal ...

After a divorce and then the sudden death of her second husband, Dawn Sanders discovered a buried treasure in Genesis 1: God's process for creating new life out of chaos. In When Your World Ends, Dawn digs deep into the creation story and unearths a seven-step process by which God brings us out of the void and into new beginnings.

Where Did It Fall? by J. Duff Rowden is a deeply moving and transformative narrative that weaves personal tragedy, spiritual discovery, and the power of redemption into a compelling and relatable story. Drawing from the biblical account of the axe head in 2 Kings 6, the author masterfully parallels this ancient tale with his own life experiences, particularly the profound loss of his mother in a car accident at age nine and the later passing of his beloved wife, Bonita.

My Mountains is a tender, soul-searching memoir about grief, faith, and the quiet strength it takes to keep climbing. Set in the rugged beauty of the Rockies, it tells the story of a mother who endures devastating loss and finds, not answers, but presence– in the trees, the trails, and the God who meets us in our pain. This audiobook is for anyone who has stood at the edge of heartbreak and wondered if joy could still be real. Through lyrical storytelling and honest reflection, My Mountains offers hope without platitudes and peace without pretending.

Grieving the loss of a child to stillbirth can be a lonely and agonizing experience. Sadly, this overwhelming loss is far more common than one may think, affecting around 1 in 160 births. Gibson honestly acknowledges the sorrow, the loneliness, and fears that come from suffering the loss of a child while pointing to the gospel with gentleness and understanding.

Tens of thousands of women and families every year lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The statistics are sobering--between 10% and 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1% in stillbirth, and nearly 23,000 babies die before their first birthday--but statistics alone miss...

In the tender pages of Facing Grief: A Token for Mourners, John Flavel offers a heartfelt exploration of the profound experience of loss. Published in 1674, just two years after the passing of his beloved second wife, Flavel draws from the compassionate words of Luke 7:13: “And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, ‘Weep not.’” With a comforting blend of Scripture, practical counsel, and wise reflections shaped by his own journey through affliction, Flavel provides valuable insights into what it means to mourn as a Christian.

Biblical reflections helping you to have faith and to trust God in hard times. Life doesn’t always go the way we hoped, and sometimes God doesn’t answer our prayers the way we’d like. Challenging circumstances, especially ones with no immediate end in sight, can cause us to question God’s character, his purpose, and his ways. Each of these 20 biblical reflections examines a truth about God and shows how it provides an anchor for the soul in hard times.

If you’ve ever spent time in a hospital, you know that it can be a place of struggles and hardships. These hardships aren’t limited to physical problems; often when our bodies are in pain, our spiritual lives can suffer too.

For generations, the Church has celebrated Abraham's obedience on Mount Moriah—the father who raised the knife, the God who provided the ram, the son who survived the altar. We've built entire theologies around radical faith and sacrificial surrender. But we've never preached what came next. Sarah died immediately after Isaac's near-sacrifice. Isaac withdrew into his mother's tent and never truly led his family. Rebekah manipulated the blessing because her husband was too passive to discern. Jacob and Esau's rivalry fractured a nation. The promise survived, but the family collapsed under ...