Category: Grief/Loss/Loneliness

This past Monday was two months since my excellent father died. I didn’t realize it had been that long until a church member sent my wife and me a sweet email letting us know she was praying for us. Life’s

The pain of loss can lead you to feel alone, even forgotten. The lack of answers to your Why questions and the drying up of the stream of encouraging phone calls, or mail can add to this solitary feeling. There

The following review brought me much encouragement this week. If you are not yet familiar with my latest counseling devotional, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, you can get a quick overview here. “Whatever your grief, whatever your pain,

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you 1 Peter 4:12 None of us is a stranger to life’s hurts, which come to

Yesterday, I had the privilege to be on the Igniting a Nation live TV program called “Revealing the Truth.” As Rabbi Eric Walker interviewed me about my new devotional, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart, it was a joy

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! Romans 11:33 On October 11, 2002, in the worst automobile accident in Wisconsin history, a thick fog wafted

It’s hard to put into words to the gratitude that I have in my heart toward the Lord for how graciously some of my mentors and peers has spoken about my new book. I hope and pray the Spirit uses