by Bob | Aug 23, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Hope, Martin Luther
You Can Hope Again! Note: You’re reading Part Two of a two-part blog mini-series on hope. Read Part One: Is It Possible to Hope Again? These two posts are summarized from chapter eight of God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting. When...
by Bob | Aug 22, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, Hope
Is It Possible to Hope Again? When life crushes the dreams we dream, is it possible to hope again? Hope is about perspective. As I often say, “when life stinks, our perspective shrinks.” We can learn to hope again by weaving in another way of looking at life. Biblical...
by Bob | Aug 11, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief Recovery, GriefShare, Lament, Uncategorized
A Lament for Your Loss This week I’ve been explaining why it is unbiblical to try to forget our past. In Ask the Counselor, I noted that we should reflect on our past. Yesterday, in Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, I described the first part of reflection: candor—being...
by Bob | Aug 10, 2011 | Candor, God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, GriefShare
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn In a recent Ask the Counselor post, I addressed the question, “Should I try to forget my past?” I said a hearty, biblical “No!” I also said that one biblical response to our past is “reflection”: honestly facing our past face-to-face with...
by Bob | Jun 11, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, Grief Recovery, GriefShare, Quotes
Three Dozen Quotes of Note on God’s Healing for Life’s Losses Note: The following quotes are from God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting. They are used with permission of BMH Books. The book is officially endorsed by GriefShare. These...
by Bob | Jun 2, 2011 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, GriefShare, Salvation
Suicide, Salvation, and Eternal Security Ever since the publication of my book God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting, I receive many emails, phone calls, and questions about grief. One of the most difficult questions I hear is from...
