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You may have experienced the death of loved ones. Now you have questions: • Are they okay? • Are they themselves? • What are they doing? • Will they know you when you get to heaven? • Do you share a connection between heaven and earth? • How can you be sure to join them? And what about Judgment Day--and hell? What Happens When You Die seeks God's answers to those important questions. Does the Bible help you to understand the afterlife? Did Jesus offer any information about this crucial topic? Read and discover answers to your most important questions about the afterlife in "What...

I encourage you to read [this book] slowly and carefully. The pages are filled with engaging stories, rich insights, and practical guidance for those who are thirsty for mor than this world can give. From the Foreward by Joni Eareckson Tada Do you feel as if you’re drowning? As if between waves of doubt, despair, and grief, you’re struggling to stay afloat? Perhaps it’s a crisis in your marriage, the loss of a loved one, or financial problems that threaten to sink you. Maybe you’re facing shame or a scary illness. You’re clinging to life in desperation and tempted to ask: where is...

We all face death. It is inevitable. The Scriptures say that life is a mist that appears for a little while then vanishes. The fact is, life as a Christian is a process of learning not only how to live, but how to get ready to die. What’s the key? The way to get ready to die, Jamie Buckingham states, is to simply die ahead of time. The way to get ready for the casket is to go by way of the Cross. The way to get ready for eternal life is to lay down your life here on earth. Only then will you be able to face not only the challenge of dying, but also the challenges of living. As a Christian...

—ABOUT THE BOOK: How do you manage uncertainty, setbacks, or unexpected news? Unfortunately, life’s journey is not always straight and smooth. If we live long enough, we will encounter some “bumps” along the way—fear, anxiety, challenges in our personal or professional lives, a deflating diagnosis from a medical professional, or the death of a loved one. Bumps, Potholes & Opportunities provides real-life stories from everyday people and captures how they managed their unique situations. Their experiences provide a guide on how to respond and react to challenging situations so that...

The way to grieve God’s way is to model how Jesus grieved. The Bible teaches that Jesus grieved appropriately, properly, and with an eternal perspective. His grief was uncomplicated and forward-looking. Jesus’ motivation for all of life was pleasing His Father which influenced His perspective and response to the death of Lazarus, the fall of Jerusalem, and His own death. He knew and applied the principle of gain through loss.

Vaughan Roberts surveys the Christian worldview and seeks to apply these principles to the many complex questions surrounding assisted dying. This short book gives an overview and a starting point for constructive discussion as we seek to live in a world with different values and love, serve, and engage with the questions surrounding euthanasia.

Mama Grace is an insightful audiobook that will help you gain a profound understanding of grace. It will show you how to attract and keep the grace of God growing in your life. You will be amazed at how grace dispels stress out of your life. Through her invaluable life experiences, the author shows you how to engage grace in moving from where you are to where you would like to be. You will discover that there is a dimension of grace for every aspect of your life.

Death is certain for all of us, but it is the one thing we avoid thinking about. Our views on death and loss influences our lives in no small way. Dying to Live is about godly principles that equip you to overcome the fear of death. Death is not the end. It’s just the beginning of life.

Grief can often feel like a gnawing homesickness for a place where you used to live, but to which you can never return. Richard Littledale has written a series of short, candid thoughts and reflections from his own experience of widowhood that will resonate and bring comfort and understanding to anyone experiencing bereavement.

Being a single parent is one of the most difficult jobs someone can find themselves performing. The church and society view the sole mother or father as at a disadvantage without a partner. This is a myth, and this work exposes the doctrinal falsehoods taught in the church concerning single parenting. On the contrary, based on biblical teachings and two exemplary single parent examples the Bible provides, you will discover that in the eyes of God being a single parent is a strength and not a weakness.

Bereavement can make us better people, not bitter people. When Ian and Rosalyn White's daughter, Esther, died they were determined to use their grief positively. The Road Not Chosen tracks their journey and, while brutally honest, is full of hope. Nobody chooses to lose someone they love, but it happens to many of us at some time in our lives. This book is written with compassion, clarity and wit and shows how vital their Christian faith was in the midst of their tragedy.

Micah N. Dillon woke up one Monday morning to find her husband of 13 years unconscious in the shower. At 43 years old, on no medication, Ben Dillon died of a chronic total obstruction heart attack. At 36, mother to two young children, Stone and Stella, Micah now had to continue life without her husband. Yet, in the middle of it all, God provided himself to fill in the gaps of her life. My Mended Heart includes 100 encouraging quotes written by Micah that focus on being a sender of goodness to another so that they too can find the great mender, Jesus.

Businesswoman, public speaker, and minister Felicia Harris offers her solutions-based direct approach, involving self-help and a reliance upon the wisdom of God, to help transform the lives of people. In this audio program, Harris lays out four essential steps for recovering from the death of a loved one.

All three books address losing a loved one, from planning a funeral through to processing the stages of grief: loss and grief; the grieving process; bereavement and grief support; overcoming grief; coping with grief and death. This compendium audiobook of three manuscripts combined into one audiobook provides great value under any circumstance - planning and thinking ahead, dealing with terminal illness, coming to terms with death, and this audiobook can be a good source of reference at any time.

Premillennialism seems to be the dominant view of most religious groups today. The Bible does not support the idea. I have not tried to deal with this subject extensively, but hopefully I have introduced some material that will prompt further study by the listener. Heaven is our ultimate goal. By God's grace and mercy, we hope to be there throughout eternity along with every person who listens to this book with a Bible in their hand.

Patty is a licensed mental health professional and a counselor. She was invited to present on Christian Pastoral Counseling for hundreds of indigenous pastors and church leaders. After the unexpected death of their 33-year-old son, both she and her husband, Dennis, invested the next year in mental health counseling from a licensed grief counselor. This time she was the client - not the counselor. As an avid writer, part of her therapy included journal entries as she expressed the emotions of her walk through her grief. Her book is an accumulation of those journal entries.

Isaiah's Story chronicles Jennifer's emotionally traumatic journey through the personal struggles that she faced, mixed with the beautiful hope that she clings to. Take the journey through this mother’s eyes, heart, and soul as she brings to life a little boy who was here for a short time, but who has touched many lives with the telling of Isaiah’s story.

This audiobook speaks to several extremely important issues essential to living a long, healthy, and productive life, and it addresses some of the myths associated with healthcare practices, cures, and treatments.

Is your heart broken with grief? Do you feel alone, lonely, and fearful of the future? If you lost a loved one, your life has taken a different path than what you expected, and you may wonder where God is. How do you cope? How do you live the new normal when you don’t want it? You want your loved one back. Yvonne Ortega writes from both her personal and clinical experiences with a solid foundation in God’s Word. In Yvonne, you have a new friend, who will walk alongside you and guide you to the healing balm of comfort, hope, and peace.

On September 2, 2008, our twin daughters, Kayla and Kelsey, were returning home from Lubbock-Cooper High School after basketball practice. A 40,000-pound dump truck veered into their lane. Kelsey was driving. She was 18. Kayla was injured, but lived. We were sent spiraling on a spiritual journey, a parent's worst nightmare. The audiobook describes our life beforehand, both as a family and where each of us was spiritually, but most of the story focuses on our travail after the accident.