Nancy Guthrie begins her new book, Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow, by telling readers that she is facing the 10th anniversary of her infant daughter’s death. This anniversary will, at some point, be followed by the 10th anniversary of her infant son’s death…. Read More
Those were Gabe’s thoughts on the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as copied from an archive of his poetry and art that we’re developing. Our Friend Sleeps I do not want you to be ignorant brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep,… Read More
Yesterday, my husband and I attended a book signing by former L.A. Times journalist William Lobdel . The signing took place at a book store in historic Clinton, New Jersey . The book (Lobdell’s first) is Losing My Religion: How I Lost… Read More
Last week Christianity Today announced its 2009 book awards, which evaluate books published in 2008. For several years now, I’ve served as a judge in the Christian Living category, and been introduced to some wonderful books that I… Read More
From Monday’s chapel service at Wheaton … and on his blog, The Suburban Christian. I summarized Al’s book, Grieving a Suicide, here earlier this year. Excellent thoughts on dealing with grief and embracing life. Good job Al. Good thoughts… Read More
Every four years, Gabriel’s birthday (November 27th) falls on Thanksgiving. 2008 is one of those years. It is also our first Thanksgiving without him, thus our celebration will be small and simple. In years past I made a widely anticipated apple pie;… Read More
This is the photo adorning my desktop. It’s there to remind me to focus on the people I care about who are inhabiting physical bodies on earth. Self, mom, son, dad, husband, etc. It’s much too easy still for my thoughts to dwell elsewhere,… Read More
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o’er fraught heart and bids it break.” —William Shakespeare … as quoted in The Twenty-Third Psalm for those who Grieve by Carmen Leal [photo: ©cas 2004,… Read More
The little booklet Good Grief by Granger E. Westberg begins like this: We spend a good portion of our lives working diligently to acquire those things that make life rich and meaningful—friends, a wife or husband, children, a… Read More
Wheaton College professor John Walford gave a passionate testimony about his brushes with suicide at a recent Wheaton chapel service. There have been three recent alumni suicides in the past year, and the university is rightly concerned about a trend that reflects an… Read More
Jeff and I were on staff together at our former church with pastor and worship leader Holland Davis. With no direction and little notice, Holland agreed to provide music at Gabe’s service in California. His ministry to us was tender and… Read More
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