Grief: Where Sadness and Hope Meet ‘In all the ways we deal with grief, in all the advice and encouragement we dispense about getting on with life past the loss of a person dear to us – in all these attempts at consolation – we must honour our internal pain. It stands as the natural […]
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Christmas Booklet
What Is Christmas Christmas isn’t always the bright and cheery affair found in songs or movies. Can it be merry for a family struggling through unemployment, alienation, and terminal illness? Written by Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Pastor Wayne Palmer, What Is Christmas? conveys how this season can be a complicated and difficult time of the year. […]
Cancer – Courage through Christ
Cancer – Courage through Christ A cancer diagnosis will change your life. It can impact the way you see your body, your emotions, your future, and even your faith. At times cancer can stalk you like a giant; it’s always in your sight no matter what you do or where you go. At other times […]
Conflict At Home Booklet
Conflict At Home This booklet is dedicated to those who struggle with the rawness of war and to the families who support them in their journey. It also goes out to pastors and chaplains who point to the cross and, above all, to our Christus Victor who has destroyed death and leads His Church to […]
Losing A Baby
Losing A Baby On the night of June 7, just as I began my eleventh week of pregnancy with our fourth child, I learned my baby had died. The weeks that followed presented one of the greatest challenges to my physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wellbeing I have ever known. I discovered that this pain […]
God is bigger than your grief
God is bigger than your grief Grief is hard. The days can blur one into another. The day of the week, even the time of the day, may be hard to remember. Some days you may struggle just to recall how long it’s been since your loved one died. But the hole in your chest […]
What Happens When I Die Booklet
What Happens When I Die There’s an end that awaits us all: death. In this life, few things are as unnerving as our own demise. We encounter the idea of death and dying probably every day-in the news, on countless television programs, among those we know but do we ever really think about what becomes […]
Prayer When You Don’t Know What To Say Booklet
Prayer When You Don’t Know What To Say In this booklet the ways God answers prayer, why praying is important, and the words of our prayers are considered. More than just wish lists we put before God, our prayers are an opportunity to share our deepest thoughts and heartfelt concerns with Him. Please enter your […]
Regrets, Reality, Restoration Booklet
Regrets, Reality, Restoration Whose life is not plagued of things we regret doing–or not doing? We can move beyond the pain our decisions may have caused. Still, restoration is not a matter of willpower–in Jesus there is a way out of our past. Please enter your name and email address below to download the booklet. […]
Battles With The Bottle Booklet
Battles With The Bottle You never planned for the battles alcohol introduced into your life. But you can experience victory over them – the victory called recovery. Within these pages, you will be introduced to the source of strength and love that will lead you to the peace you crave. Please enter your name and […]