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 | Nov 15, 2010 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, GriefShare, Healing for the Holidays, Lament
Healing for the Holidays: Part Four—A Lament for Your Loss Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts on Healing for the Holidays. Read Part One: A Promise. Read Part Two: Give Sorrow Words. Read Part Three: Q/A About Holiday Honesty. Does My Holiday Loss Count?...
by Bob | Mar 8, 2010 | God's Healing for Life's Losses, Grief, Grieving, Lament
God’s Healing for Life’s Losses: How to Find Hope When You’re Hurting Complaint: A Lament for Your Loss Countdown to God’s Healing: I’m excited to announce that BMH Books will release my fifth book soon (in April 2010). To read a sample section of God’s Healing for...
by Bob | Mar 18, 2009 | Grief, Grieving, Lament, Psalms of Lament
God’s Healing for Life’s Losses:How to Find Hope When You’re HurtingPost 14: Does God Have Your Attention?When loss hits we are typically so shocked that we numb and deny. Our caring God gently urges us toward candor—honesty with ourselves. Because He knows all, He...
by Bob | Mar 15, 2009 | God's Healing, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Lament, Psalms of Lament
God’s Healing for Life’s Losses:How to Find Hope When You’re HurtingPost 12: Your Dark Night of the Soul What about you? Yesterday we explored how we can journey with others helping them to move from anger to complaint/lament. But what about your path from anger that...
by Bob | Mar 14, 2009 | God's Healing, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Lament, Psalms of Lament, Trialogues
God’s Healing for Life’s Losses:How to Find Hope When You’re HurtingPost 11: With Christ in the School of SufferingBiblical complaint counters unbiblical anger. Unproductive and unrighteous anger pushes us away from God, others, and personal healing. Productive and...