Tag Archives: grief

ECCLESIASTES IS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF THE BIBLE. Do You Have a Favorite?

What is your favorite book of the Bible? Have you thought about it? Have you read enough of the Bible to have a favorite? If not, why not? What are you waiting for? It only takes a few minutes a day. The first time I read Ecclesiastes, I had just spent the hardest year ofContinue reading “ECCLESIASTES IS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF THE BIBLE. Do You Have a Favorite?”

Facing Tragedy? Ask God to Pour Out a Spirit of Grace and Prayer. Zechariah 12:10.

“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David” Zechariah 12:10. What a great prayer. If we could be overwhelmed by a passion for prayer and for grace, it would change our lives. Is anyone you know suffering an unspeakable tragedy? I read this verse the day afterContinue reading “Facing Tragedy? Ask God to Pour Out a Spirit of Grace and Prayer. Zechariah 12:10.”

You Think Change is Hard? Consider the Biggest Change in History. Luke 24:45.

Change is hard. They say the most stressful times are times of change. Moving, graduating, beginning a new job, getting married, having children—no matter how wonderful, each of these changes is stressful. If they all happen within a short period of time, the stress may become anxiety. Losing a spouse is an even more difficultContinue reading “You Think Change is Hard? Consider the Biggest Change in History. Luke 24:45.”

COPING SKILLS. Isaiah 45:6,21-23.

When you face your greatest disappointment, your deepest grief and loss, will you be prepared? THE BIBLE TEACHES COPING SKILLS: Number one—pray. Sounds obvious, but it is too critical not to mention. See, for example, Philippians 4:6-7. Number two—PRAISE GOD. This coping skill is not well known. But it makes such a difference. To praiseContinue reading “COPING SKILLS. Isaiah 45:6,21-23.”

Is it Better to Release Emotions or Hold Them in?

Is it better to release emotions or hold them in? That depends on the context.  “There is … a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance” Ecclesiastes 3:4.  A memorial service is a good time for weeping, but if the county judge were to weepContinue reading “Is it Better to Release Emotions or Hold Them in?”