Grief Category

  • God Can Handle It

    I will lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. PSALM 121:1-2 NKJV It’s a promise that is made over…

  • God's Protection

    Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. MICAH 7:8 HCSB Have you ever faced challenges that seemed too big to handle? Have you ever faced big problems that, despite your best…

  • Continuing in the Father's Strength

    Excerpted from the book More Jesus, Less Religion by Steve Arterburn After many years of service to Christ, Cliff’s wife developed a quickly spreading cancer. Many people joined Cliff in fervent prayer for his wife,…

  • The World's Biggest Loser

    Steve Arterburn At first thought, it may puzzle you, startle you, or even offend you to think of Jesus Christ as the world’s biggest loser. It should. But those reactions don’t make the claim untrue.…

  • At The Cross

    Steve Arterburn As you travel the long, difficult road that God’s calling you to walk, you must bear a cross.  That cross represents the burdens you bear as a follower of Christ.  But the way…

  • Expressing Grief

    Steve Arterburn Grief is the process that helps you release your pain and losses to God.  In your grief,  you come to terms with your past and you find freedom to live in the reality…

  • Making Way For Joy

    Steve Arterburn Most men tend to stuff.  Often, we trade our grief or sorrow for anger.  But in order to release the past into God’s hands, you must fully encounter your grief, and you must…

  • A Family Blessing

    Steve Arterburn When Jesus began His public ministry at about thirty years of age, He left the security of home for the uncertainties of life on the road. But during His travels, there was one…

  • In Times of Grief

    Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. Philemon 7 From the book Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff When someone you know…

  • The Limit of Words

    Steve Arterburn This is what the Lord says: If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words. Jeremiah 15:19a Have you ever been at a…