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Loving God in the Darkness is the story of a life deeply affected by tragedy—grief, debilitating illness, and divorce. Layne Wallace describes his journey, chronicling his longing for God’s presence to comfort him and help make sense of the pain. While the book describes darkness, its aim is hope. Ultimately, Loving God in the Darkness is an account of how to love God when one can no longer sense God’s presence. Layne Wallace is a pastor, writer, husband, and father. Currently the senior pastor at Rosemary Baptist Church, Layne holds an MDiv from Campbell University, a DMin from ...

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.

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.

"Your Problem Is Not God: A Journey into Divine Understanding" In the pivotal year of 1975, amidst the tumultuous waves of the sea and life alike, our author experienced a profound transformation—a glorious salvation while serving in the Navy. From that moment on, he was awakened to a startling revelation: Most people, whether they were outside the church or within its sacred folds, held a fundamentally flawed understanding of God. "Your Problem Is Not God: A Journey into Divine Understanding" is more than just a book—it's a testament to a lifelong commitment to unravelling the truths ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Author L.A. Roberts was able to pull herself out of a hard-hitting year of her life by taking it second by second. She will encourage you to do the same and give you tips on how to help you to work through a grieving time in your life, no matter how hard life hits you.

Suffering can strike anyone at any time - the death of a loved one, the loss of a job. No one would suggest that you should seek out suffering. And, no one would say that you should love suffering. In fact, suffering is not a being and, therefore, cannot be loved. But, these five insights about suffering will help you consider the value of suffering in a new light. Gerardine Guadagno shares stories of people who have lived through (or are still experiencing) suffering. She offers their examples of how to take a spiritual reality and put it into practice in a transformative way.

This compendium can be given as a gift for anyone in need of information concerning funeral planning or the stages of grief and bereavement when coping with any type of loss. No one should live in a painful, draining and negative state. An unhappy mindset and attitude to life after a loss can only lead to a downward spiral and possibly depression. Coping with grief in a healthy way will enable you to slowly but surely get your life back into a positive light.

The apostle Peter described faith as "much more precious than gold that perishes". As gold passes through purifying fire, so Peter says a man's faith must be tried in order that it "might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1 Peter 1:7). While we address the crises in our lives that try our faith, we rarely praise God the way Job did, and we rarely submit ourselves to the purifying fire as Peter suggests.

Catholic recording artist and popular blogger Susan Bailey reveals in this personal and moving narrative how several major losses helped her rediscover creativity and faith. Filled with powerful insights on the presence and action of grace - in the Mass and sacraments, in nature, in grief and even through the life and works of Louisa May Alcott - River of Grace guides listeners to strengthen their faith, discover their own hidden gifts and enjoy again a joy of living.

The Reverend Doctor Herbert F. Brokering, pastor, author, lyricist, speaker, and hymn writer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Nov. 7 of congestive heart failure at his apartment in Bloomington, Minn., according to his son, Mark. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America news service says in its report, "Brokering, 83, was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Bloomington."

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.