Category Archives: Loss

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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A song from a hurting heart

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

They say divorce is like death. The pain is greater when you’ve been forsaken by a spouse. The fears, regrets, guilt, anger, loss and loneliness can cycle through your heart for years. Music is often a means that helps to heal the heart. Continue reading →

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No one came to my support

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. It’s natural to default toward self-pity and resentment when we feel forgotten and unappreciated. Continue reading →

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Troubled dust, but dust that dreams

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

Rest securely and confidently in what God has done for you in Christ! And remind yourself often that…. Continue reading →

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Every day is NOT a great day

Posted on August 20, 2014 by

Do we now live in cultures that encourage unrealistic expectations of uninterrupted happiness? I find it troubling when the Church strains to paint everything in such positive terms that believers are shocked and perhaps disillusioned by trials and suffering. Continue reading →

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Nothing wasted

Posted on April 23, 2014 by

After each of the following Scriptures, make a list of the purposes accomplished through suffering. Then talk to God about what you learned. Continue reading →

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Scene 2 – Life as a slave

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

  Audio message for all five scenes: Play Audio! At the vulnerable age of seventeen, (at the hands of his very own brothers), Joseph was ripped from his family and sold into slavery. “So when Joseph came to his brothers, … Continue reading →

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A song to his wife of 75 years

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

After the love of his life passed away, 96-year-old Fred wrote her a song. Continue reading →

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Evil and death are conquered!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by

Take time to reflect on this great quote and the Scriptures and song of worship: Continue reading →

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Christ appears in Heaven for us!

Posted on February 8, 2014 by

Heaven is so desirable not because of the absence suffering (as great as this will be), nor because of our reunion with those who died before us (as wonderful as this will be). Heaven is so desirable because… Continue reading →

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