Spiritual Loss

This book is a result of years of listening to real people who have real hurts and who struggle with the pain of not knowing how to heal a broken heart. For more than 10 years, Jocelyn Soriano has been a go-to friend, author and prayer partner and has helped inspire people through her writings. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING: WHAT SAYING GOODBYE DOESN'T MEAN Perfectly written! This what I have gone through! Thank you for making me see that there are times we really have to say goodbye. No matter how painful it may seem, goodbyes are essential parts of life for we need to move on towards ...

Every day we lose a little bit of something. So does the God of the resurrection have anything to say to our hurts? Was Christ’s resurrection a once-and-done thing, or is there hope for healing and restoration now? In Signs of Life, pastor and writer Stephanie Lobdell leads listeners into the grand story of God’s saving action and resurrection power. In candid and artful prose, Lobdell shares stories of her own depression, loss of confidence, and disillusionment with the church.

Do you feel like you are barely holding on? Let the golden thread of God's presence be the calm on the other side of chaos. It could be that he is weaving a brilliant new beginning in the middle of your mess. Join beloved worship leader Darlene Zschech as she traces God’s goodness through her recent transitions. No matter what we're going through, Darlene urges us to maintain joy in the middle of it all.

Even when you follow all the rules, life can go very wrong.... Dennis Mansfield and his wife, Susan, planned for and expected every parent's dream, but instead lived every parent's nightmare. This haunting memoir tells the story of a father who diligently followed all the parenting rules that he learned from conservative Christian "experts" - yet life with his son Nate went terribly wrong when the young man died at 27 of drug-related causes.

Forgiveness is the most attractive of the virtues. Until you actually have someone to forgive. When Melissa Stonelea’s born-again Christian husband Grant is found strangled in the bondage room of the city’s classiest brothel, a page of the Bible stuffed in his mouth, she doesn’t need to hear more of her pastor’s sermons on the healing powers of forgiveness. She needs revenge. Enter private detective Johnny Ravine, seeking the quiet life in Australia after more than twenty years as a freedom fighter in East Timor. The murdered man was his best friend. But, as he starts to investigate...

Overcoming the Sting of Suicide is a hope line that will speak life over your loss and will supply you with seeds of biblical truth to refresh your faith, recover your soul and restore your joy. Sandy’s compassionate and coaching heart offers reflective questions after each chapter to help transform emotions from despaired into repaired. Sandy’s message provides a safe place and guidance to live outside of regrets so you can feel the worth of your soul!

A tragic accident, a magical discovery, and a storm that threatens to change everything From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Nathan Goodman comes an inspiring story of hope. As the endearing old storyteller hobbles toward the group of school children, none suspect that he will bring them back in time to witness history, and to confront their most daunting questions. As the story unfolds, Jupiter, a slave boy, is suddenly orphaned. But when he and the daughter of the plantation owner discover a magical place in the forest, their lives are changed forever. Then as a hurricane bears down on the ...

In Reflections for the Grieving Soul, widower and author Mike Nappa offers personal reflections, Scripture, heartfelt prayers---and hope---to comfort and guide you as you grieve the loss of a loved one.

Life is full of suffering; the challenges are inevitable, but there are big differences in how we deal with them and how we grieve. We have to be grieving the right way. We must understand that we are not insane and that grieving is "normal." Grieving is loving. It's OK that we're not OK. And we must also realize that we're required to recover from it. We have the power to overcome our suffering. Life-changing crises can produce a transformation of similar depth. When we accept death, transform our attitude towards life, and discover the fundamental connection between life and death, a ...

Let these words help you articulate your own sorrows, bring you to your knees, encourage you to confess your insufficiency, and express your most genuine emotions. In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near will help find hope in God when your world is falling apart. God can handle your suffering. So, tell Him.

We Lost Her is a unique book that takes the reader on a real life, intimate journey of grieving children. Seven siblings, ages seven to seventeen at the time of the tragedy in 1970, relate how they each dealt with the news of their mother’s tragic death. The book chronicles their mourning and how grief impacted their lives both then and now. The story is told through the eyes of Ellen, the third oldest sibling and weaves an intimate tapestry of loss, family grief and pain, self-help, growth and learning. Travel with her as she relates her own and her siblings’ journey as they coped with...

After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head-on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death by investigating Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Mayan temples, Colorado cremation pyres, Day of the Dead celebrations, Maori settlements, and tourist-destination graveyards.

In Lessons from the Storm, Lorian Bridgeforth Charles takes you on a transformative journey through life’s most turbulent moments. Through personal stories, practical insights, and heartfelt reflections, this powerful ebook reveals how life’s greatest challenges can become our most profound teachers. Whether facing loss, uncertainty, or overwhelming odds, Charles provides the tools and inspiration needed to navigate life’s storms with grace and resilience. Discover how to turn adversity into opportunity, pain into purpose, and emerge stronger than ever before. This book isn’t just ...

After suffering from significant trauma and loss, I felt pressured to stay within the box of my beliefs, though everything in me struggled to trust any of it. How could I lose a son after so much dedication to my Christian faith? How do I trust God after this? Refusing to stay confused and embittered about what to believe, I examine my beliefs, sort through complicated emotions, and plow through to discover new meanings.

Are you looking for some tools and strategies to deal with grief and sorrow? Then you are on the right practical grief healing handbook! In "Unlock Your Best Self & Conquer Grief," embark on a profound journey of transformation and healing as you face the challenging grief. This meticulously crafted comprehensive guide offers seven powerful doable strategies designed to help you embrace your grief, process your emotions, and ultimately unlock your best self. Features of Coping with Grief Coursebook: Comprehensive Course Outline: The book is structured like a thoughtful course, guiding ...

Life be Life-ing! While adversity, losses and setbacks are unavoidable in this human experience, Take This L is a profoundly brilliant reminder to anyone at any stage of life experiencing an L that it's just a season, and this, too, shall pass. Through vivid testimonial storytelling, the author helps the listener understand how a new generation is able to find balance between the fragility naturally brought on by L's and the resilience eventually gained in coping with adversity and loss.

God’s desire for you is one of beauty, dignity, confidence, and strength from the inside out. Your true essence should come from the knowledge of who you are in Christ, not from a manufacturer’s label. And your hope should not be put in the sizes hanging in the back of your closet. Grace for Your Waist is not just another “howa-to” book. It’s a deeper look at how God’s grace and hope, applied and fitted for your life, can dress you for spiritual success. Janelle offers a transparent look inside her own personal closet of people-pleasing, rejection, and fear.

Are you longing to connect with your departed loved ones? Seeking comfort, guidance, or just a sign of their eternal presence? Step into the enchanting world of spiritual communication with our transformative book: 33 Ways to Communicate with Loved Ones Departed.

Many people seek the help of "animal whisperers". These professionals seem to have a natural knack for intuitively knowing what animals want and need. They can find out if a pet is ill, why they have certain behavioral problems, what the pet thinks of their owners, and how to make your furry loved one happier and healthier. But, more and more people are realizing that they can psychically or intuitively communicate with their pets themselves. If you've had pets, I'm sure you can see how different their personalities were. I bet you'll smile at your memories of them too. Pets can bring us so...

A heartfelt journey of love, loss, and the healing power of memories. Letters to Grandma is a poignant and heartfelt journey of love, loss, and healing. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Imogen begins writing a series of letters to her in an effort to cope with the deep grief that has consumed her. Through these letters, Imogen reflects on the memories that shaped her—birthday dinners of fried chicken and cornbread, Sunday afternoons spent with her grandparents, and the warmth of her grandmother’s comforting hugs. As Imogen pours her heart out onto the page, she confronts her ...